1.“Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”
—Aesop

2.“The proof of the pudding is in the eating. By a small sample, we may judge the whole of a piece.”
—Miguel De Cervantes, Spanish writer

3. “The satiated man and the hungry one do not see the same thing when they look upon a loaf of bread. ”
—Rumi, Persian poet and mystic

4.“More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith ambassador, economist

5.“Live. Love. Eat.”
—Wolfgang Puck, chef

6.“When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.”
—Francois Rabelais, satirist

7.“Edible .Good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake ,a snake to a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.”
—Ambrose Bierce, American writer

8.“I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
—Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, Nobel Prize winner

9.“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”
—Lucille Desiree Ball, American TV star and actress

10.“People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.”
—Ann Landers, American advice columnist

11.“I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating ,and in fourteen days I lost two weeks.”
—Joe E. Louis, world boxing champion

12.“I thought, I called, I planned. I shopped, I cleaned, I chopped, I soaked, I peeled, I rinsed, I grated, I minced, I simmered, I larded, I mixed, I fried, I boiled, I baked, I sauted, I souffleed, I flame boiled, and I sweated. So, tell me it’s great！ ”
—Slogan on a novelty kitchen apron in the United States

13.“If it’s beautifully arranged on the plate, you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.”
—Julia Child, American chef/author