Dorothy Parker on food
Dorothy Parker115 quotes“The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.”
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker [On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Vice is nice, but liquor is quicker.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Friends come and go but I wouldn’t have thought you’d be one of them.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker
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Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don’t eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets.
Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin Bake at any time. Lick the chocolate from the bowl. Lessons from my Nan.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery It doesn’t even matter if I don’t win a self-gold – after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperoni pizza.
Simone BilesSimone Biles I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
Simone BilesSimone Biles Man cannot live by bread alone. Man after all is composed of intellect and soul.
Haile SelassieHaile Selassie I have practice from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M., and then I drive home and eat lunch, which is either chicken or fish so I get the protein.
Simone BilesSimone Biles If we are going to ask for our daily bread, we’ve got to take the time to receive it and eat it. God provide, but we’ve got to slow down long enough to taste and see.
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