Quotes about Food

“Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.”

“I love Thanksgiving. In Canada, we don't really have a lot of history with Thanksgiving, and it's a holiday devoted to food, and that warms the cockles of my being.”

“The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.”

“If food were free, why work?”

“I am not one to turn down macaroni and cheese, even late at night. I love Italian food. I love pasta... A refrigerator full of water and Gatorade? Honey, that's just not gonna happen.”

“To stay healthy, I like to eat healthy food. For example a lot of meat, pasta, vegetables and I also have to drink a lot of water and drinks with electrolytes in them.”

“Food should flirt with the palette. If the food doesn't flirt with your palette, then it's not fun enough.”

“The food that enters the mind must be watched as closely as the food that enters the body.”

“I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.”

“Healthy, sustainable food production methods give us food that is nutritionally better and with fewer pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones.”

“Food is an international language, an expression of love.”

“Surely, if we are going to be better at producing food of the right value, then we have to accept that genetic technology... is going to be part of that.”

“I've read stories of slave owners who were very generous. They didn't keep them in shackles, they didn't whip the slaves, they built schools and churches for them, free housing, free food, free everything. It's wrong. No matter how nice you make it look, it's wrong.”

“You can never have too much ketchup, 'cause it's a food group.”

“Living in a joint family is like receiving a triple scoop of your favorite ice-cream. It feels so nice when the entire family sits together on the dining table to have food.”

“I'm not a big fan of food, but when I do eat, I like to eat.”

“The French cook; we open tins.”

“Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.”

“Back in Oakland, we have a lot of food in the locker room, but on the road, it's mostly just fruit. So we have to prepare differently. But really, once you get to the gym, everything on the road is pretty much the same.”

“A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.”

“Food is a reflection of who you are as a person.”