Food Quotes

“Men can absent themselves from real life for their art more easily. Women are anchored into the quotidian business of getting food on the table, making sure everybody's socks match, the soccer gear is ready. I admire idealists, but they're usually enabled by someone who holds the tether on their balloon, who pays the bills and sweeps up after them.”

-- Geraldine Brooks

“Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.”

-- Charles Baudelaire

“You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.”

-- Morris Chestnut

“I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city.”

-- Emeril Lagasse

“What's my favourite food? One you order out.”

-- Abigail Breslin

“I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President.”

-- William J. Clinton

“What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.”

-- Gwyneth Paltrow

“Italy will always have the best food.”

-- Diane von Furstenberg

“When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life.”

-- Monica Bellucci

“It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too.”

-- Gail Simmons