dinner quotes

11 quotes

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Our life before moving to Washington was filled with simple joys… Saturdays at soccer games, Sundays at grandma’s house… and a date night for Barack and me was either dinner or a movie, because as an exhausted mom, I couldn’t stay awake for both.

Michelle Obama

I always have breakfast, say, scrambled egg whites, a vegetable smoothie, or whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk. For lunch and dinner, I eat a lot of fish and vegetables. And throughout the day, I try to stay hydrated.

Beyonce Knowles

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

David Byrne

If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.

H. L. Mencken

Whether I’m running on the beach without my shirt or whether I’m going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner – I don’t choose to insulate myself in engaging in real life. Hence, the public kind of almost knows me as much through my real life that they see through the rag mags.

Matthew McConaughey

Right after the draft, when I came out to Oakland, there was a press conference and a dinner with the owner, GM, and Coach Nelson. We did some sightseeing and some house searching the next day, but to be honest, I had no idea what I was doing. I tried to find a spot close to our gym, because I figured that’s where I’d spend most of my time.

Stephen Curry

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Samuel Johnson

A bachelor’s life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

Francis Bacon

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

Benjamin Franklin

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

William Makepeace Thackeray