Iris Murdoch Quotes

When we sit at the table, there is more going on than satisfying hunger. It is sad to think of those who eat simply to satisfy their hunger and who do not permit themselves to linger under the many spells offered by a good meal - the satisfaction of our hearts, our minds and our spirits.

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

I love food and I love living.

I like the joy when you feed people and they're happy and full and enjoying themselves.

As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart - or your plate.

I've got a pretty good appetite right now.

I like to eat.

Because love encompasses everything, nothing is unimportant, including tonight's dinner menu. Think about it for a minute. If you were pure love, the loving parent of all life, how would you want people to eat?

Man is born to eat.

If somebody has a chance to put my food in their mouth, that tells the story.

We eat to live.

Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.

Food - there's no greater gift.

Read o'er this And after, this, and then to breakfast with What appetite you have.

Eating is something we all have to do. When we sit down at the table, we nurture ourselves, and hence, all our resistance goes away. We are open to receiving good and taking it in with gusto and pleasure.

How I show love has always been through food. That, for me, has been the foundation of how I express gratitude for anybody around me.

I enjoy learning how to cook because I like to eat. Eating is good. Eating is fun.

When I sit down to eat, the greatest spice of all is hunger.

I like food. I like eating.

Sure, I eat because I have to. But I also eat because I want to. It is one of life's few pleasures.

Have you eaten?' I asked Diesel. When?' Recently.' No.

Life should always be like this. ... Like lingering over a good meal.

You can’t eat beauty. It doesn’t feed you.

We're all eaters. That's our bond. Let's be real.

Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.