Quotes about Food

“I was quite shy. I found my way, I suppose, with food. It's a confidence builder. How else in life do you get that opportunity for someone to say to you, 'Wow, that's really great'? You put food in front of someone and, 'Ahhh, I really enjoyed that!' It's a lift.”

“In general, the more food we eat in its natural state - without additives - and the less it is refined, the healthier it will be for us. Food can affect the mind, and deficiencies of certain elements in the body can promote mental depression.”

“The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.”

“If I like a food, I'll eat it, even if I know it's not good for me.”

“I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.”

“My roots are from Iran and so, I cook Iranian dishes that have been passed down the generations in our family. I was born and raised in India and enjoy cooking Indian food, too.”

“I suppose women are attracted to the bad-boy image sometimes because it's fun to have an adventure. It's like eating junk food... it's fun at the time, but ultimately not the best choice.”

“I'm not an amazing cook. But I can follow a recipe!”

“I watched the 'Food, Inc.' documentary and was like, 'This has opened my eyes to the meat industry - maybe I should go vegetarian.' And my friend told me, 'Sadie, you're not gonna last a week.' But I'm very competitive.”

“Land is becoming a diminishing resource for agriculture, in spite of a growing understanding that the future of food security will depend upon the sustainable management of land resources as well as the conservation of prime farmland for agriculture.”

“By eating many fruits and vegetables in place of fast food and junk food, people could avoid obesity.”

“Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.”

“I realized very early the power of food to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places, and I wanted to be a part of that.”

“I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting.”

“America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.”

“I went on a diet after 'Daawat-e-Ishq.' It was tough to resist eating because we were in Lucknow and Hyderabad, and the food over there is amazing.”

“Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.”

“I, personally, think there is a really danger of taking food too seriously. Food should be part of the bigger picture.”

“I don't do yoga. I bite the hella outta my nails. I smoke, I eat all the wrong food, I don't exercise.”

“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”

“I'm Irish, so I'm used to odd stews. I can take it. Just throw a lot of carrots and onions in there and I'll call it dinner.”