Subject: Food/Drink » Eating (Page 6)

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.

(1903 – 1985) American chef & food writer

When you are served a meal aboard an aircraft, the aircraft will encounter turbulence.

My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

If it tastes good, you can't have it; if it tastes awful, you'd better clean your plate.

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?”

fictional character from the book series by A. A. Milne

I’m a postmodern vegetarian… I eat meat ironically.

(1965 – ) English comedian, musician, actor & author

You guys keeping up on that Jeffrey Dahmer thing, the guy that ate 17 people?… you know, I could understand one or two, but 17 – you're eating just to eat.

(1951 – ) American comedian & writer

Diet: Something to take the starch out of you.

When my mother had to get dinner for eight she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

I love Grape Nuts – except, lots of times, I forget to put milk on them the night before I want to eat them.

American cinematographer & television director

I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Beware the hobby that eats.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.

I’m on a seafood diet… I see food, I eat it.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & actress

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for 30 years she served nothing but leftovers… the original meal was never found.

(1959 – ) British/American actress, comedian, director, author & screenwriter

He goes through groceries like an earth remover.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

He's got a nutritionist, and I've got room service.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion