Dave Barry Quotes

When I was younger, I would eat everything.

SIR,-Your letter of February the 18th came to hand on the 1st instant; and the request of the history of my physical habits would have puzzled me not a little, had it not been for the model with which you accompanied it, of Doctor Rush's answer to a similar inquiry. I live so much like other people, that I might refer to ordinary life as a history of my own. Like my friend the Doctor, I have lived temperately, eating very little animal food, and that not as an aliment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principle diet.

I try not to go crazy, but yes, I pay attention to what I eat.

People don't eat in the long run. They eat every day.

I eat a lot of takeaways.

Of course when I was young, I was a little bit crazy.

I like my food and I eat a lot.

When I eat out, I tend to go for the things I like instead of the things I need.

I don't think the problem is telling people you're on a diet. The problem is eating ice cream for breakfast.

Eating crappy food isn't a reward -- it's a punishment.

How can I explain purposely setting foot on a path so blatantly treacherous? Was the fun in the fall?

Young people, we have this thing about us, this invincibility, because we're young and we're growing up and we want to have fun, and we want to be crazy, and nothing's wrong with that unless you're not being responsible.

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

If you want to be in the best shape, diet is super important. You can exercise all you want, but if you're not eating the right foods, it's not going to equal out. You're not going to get the results you want.

Information, if viewed from the point of view of food, is never a production issue. ... It's a consumption issue, and we have to start thinking about how we create diets [and] exercise.

I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life.

It's a little dangerous to be a badass.

Extreme exercise doesn’t save you from poor food choices. It can be difficult to exercise and erase away that chocolate cake or pizza pie. It doesn’t work that way.

I've always been a picky eater but I'm not the healthiest eater.

It's regrets that make painful memories. When I was crazy I did everything just right.

You know you're getting old when kids start to dress like you used to and movies are made about your teen life.

Hopefully people hear that a part of what hurts society has a lot to do with the diet, the food that you're eating. So let's be careful.

I can't say that I follow a diet plan cause that would be a lie. I love eggs in the morning. I eat a lot of eggs. I love juice. I love sandwiches with protein and veggies. I love pasta with meat sauce. Anything that's a well-rounded meal, I'm really happy with. As long as there is good protein and veggies then I'm all good with some carbs.

There are no bad foods, only bad food habits.