Tasty Quotes

• If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Life, Change, Happiness

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.152, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I love really good food and I don't ever want to spend too much for it, but I like hanging out and having really good, tasty, interesting food.

  Kris Allen

  Interesting, Want, Too Much

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• If the theory turns out to be right, that will be tremendously thick and tasty icing on the cake.

  Brian Greene

  Cake, Icing, Theory

  NOVA interview, www.pbs.org. October 28, 2003.

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• If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.

  Val Kilmer

  Fake People, Real, Thinking

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• Your recipe, darling, is so tasty, and you sure can stir your pot.

  Bob Marley

  Recipes, Pot, Darling

  Bob Marley (1998). “The Best of Bob Marley (Songbook)”, p.121, Hal Leonard Corporation

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• Everyone I know is looking for solace, hope and a tasty snack.

  Maira Kalman

  Snacks, Funny Food, Solace

  "FIRST LOOK; Unleashing Her Inner Child". Interview with Chee Pearlmannov, November 1, 2001.

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

  Mark Twain

  Life, Success, Inspiration

  Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.31, St. Martin's Press

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• He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

  Jonathan Swift

  Food, Men, Oysters

  1738 Polite Conversation, dialogue 2.

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• This is looking tasty.

  Joe Teti

  Survival

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• Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.

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  Ram Dass

  Reflection, Reality, Turns

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• May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs!

  Grandpa Jones

  Thanksgiving, Yams, Turkeys

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• My goal is to make Italian food clean and accessible and beautiful and tasty, with simple ingredients that people can find at a local grocery store, because people don't want to go to a gourmet shop in search of items that will sit in their pantry for years after they use just a teaspoon or pinch of them.

  Giada De Laurentiis

  Beautiful, Italian, Simple

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• Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.

  David Eagleman

  Needs, Depends, Usefulness

  David Eagleman (2011). “Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain”, p.65, Canongate Books

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• Lenny Breau is one of the true geniuses of the guitar. I suppose he is a musician's musician. His knowledge of the instrument and the music is so vast, and I think that's what knocks people out about him. But he's such a tasty player too. I think if Chopin had played guitar, he would have sounded like Lenny Breau.

  Chet Atkins

  Music, Player, Thinking

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• Powdermilk biscuits: Heavens, theyre tasty and expeditious! Theyre made from whole wheat, to give shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done

  Garrison Keillor

  Giving, Heaven, Needs

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• I don't think restaurants should refuse to serve minority people. They are quite tasty when prepared correctly.

  Zach Braff

  Thinking, People, Minorities

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• Animals are nicer than humans and they're conscious beings. If you stick your grandmother in an oven, she will probably be tasty. But is that any reason to eat your grandmother?

  Steven Morrissey

  Grandmother, Animal, Vegetarianism

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• Though he had very little Latin beyond "Cave canem," he had, as a young dog, devoured Shakespeare (in a tasty leather binding).

  Dodie Smith

  Dog, Latin, Training

  Dodie Smith (1989). “101 Dalmatians”, p.21, Penguin

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• Our external environment no longer seems to have any firm boundaries, any limits, or any positive cues about when to stop consuming anything. I mean, there is a reason that people get fat - it's easy and cheap to get high-calorie, tasty food.

  Bob Harper

  Mean, People, Getting High

  Bob Harper, Greg Critser (2012). “The Skinny Rules: The Simple, Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin”, p.13, Ballantine Books

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• Spiders don't chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey's insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch!

  Julie Murphy

  Lunch, Special, Spiders

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• Long ago, when Harry had been left alone while the Dursley's went out to enjoy themselves, the hours of solitude had been a rare treat: Pausing only to sneak something tasty from the fridge, he had rushed upstairs to play on Dudley's computer, or put on the television and flicked through the channels to his heart's content. It gave him an odd empty feeling to remember those times; it was like remembering a younger brother whom he had lost.

  J. K. Rowling

  Brother, Life Lesson, Heart

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• Imagine a world where children were fed tasty and nutritious, real food at school from the age of 4 to 18. A world where every child was educated about how amazing food is, where it comes from, how it affects the body and how it can save their lives.

  Jamie Oliver

  Children, Real, School

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• There's not a man, woman or child on the face of the earth who doesn't enjoy a tasty beverage.

  David Letterman

  Children, Men, Earth

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Our job is like a baker's work - his rolls are tasty as long as they're fresh; after two days they're stale; after a week, they're covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out.

  Ryszard Kapuscinski

  Funny, Jobs, Two

  Ryszard Kapuscinski (2013). “The Soccer War”, p.136, Vintage

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• Like Daniel she enteres the lions' den, but lacking Daniel's pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. Pure and unblemished souls must taste very bland, with an aftertaste of bitterness.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Soul, Vices, Meals

  Barbara Kingsolver (2008). “The Poisonwood Bible”, p.106, Faber & Faber

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