Food Quotes
“I would say, stay the hell away from the party scene. Anything you put in front of your goal, and especially something like that, whether it's too much gambling, too much food, too much cold beers on the weekend - anything that you put in front of the prize is going to end up getting in the way and hurting you in the end.”
“When I'm writing, my neural pathways get blocked. I can't read. I can barely hold a conversation without forgetting words and names. I wish I could wear the same clothes and eat the same food each day.”
-- Kate Atkinson
“Food is not just what we put in our mouths to fill up it is culture and identity. Reason plays some role in our decisions about food, but it's rarely driving the car.”
-- Jonathan Safran Foer
“Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and it's just as fast.”
-- Mario Batali
“I don't really believe in diets. I love food... If I deprive myself, I'm going to want it more. I snack on yogurt, raw cashews and cherry tomatoes.”
-- Nicole Scherzinger
“Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.”
-- Patricia Ireland
“My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.”
-- Michael Stipe
“Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn't the bum on the street drinking Sterno it's the working poor. They don't look any different, they don't behave any differently, they're not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that's it.”
-- Mario Batali