As an entrepreneur, you are always on the go. You never know what the next day will bring, so you have to be prepared for anything. That means that sometimes you have to skip meals, or eat on the go. But even though you’re busy, that doesn’t mean you can’t take some time out to enjoy a meal. In fact, I’ve found that taking the time to appreciate good food can actually help me focus and get things done. So I’ve compiled a few of my favorite dinner quotes to help inspire you to enjoy your next meal.

The best dinner quotes

1. The illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner. — Shirley Maclaine

2. Thou hast nor youth nor age But as it were an after dinner sleep Dreaming of both. — William Shakespeare

3. The man who can dominate a London dinner–table can dominate the world. — Oscar Wilde

4. Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner. — Spike Lee

5. It’s a wonderful time when you sit down around the table for dinner and discuss life. No matter where you are, it gives the semblance of normalcy to my crazy world. — Melina Kanakaredes

6. I’m into all that sappy stuff–a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling. I’m kind of an old romantic. — Will Estes

7. Before dinner men meet with great inequality of understanding. — Samuel Johnson

8. All great change in America begins at the dinner table. — Ronald Reagan

9. The French have the right respect for dogs––in France we chiens get to go to lunch and dinner anytime, anywhere. — Sheron Long

10. Ha. ‘Against my will I am sent to bid you come into dinner.’ There’s a double meaning in that.–Benedick (Much Ado) — William Shakespeare

11. You realise you’re going to owe me dinner after this, right?”How does McDonald’s sound?”Inadequate. — Sarah Mayberry, Her Best Friend

12. Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner. — Neil Gaiman

13. From breakfast, or noon at the latest, to dinner, I am mostly on horseback, Attending to My Farm or other concerns, which I find healthful to my body, mind, and affairs. — Thomas Jefferson

14. The illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner. — Shirley Maclaine

15. To the unmusical hearer a note on the gong means dinner, this perhaps often is menacing enough. — Ralph Vaughan Williams

16. Anyone who thinks they’re too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner — Ruth Reichl

17. My girlfriend and I went to a dinner party the other night and we ended up playing charades. There was another couple there that was deaf. They were so good. — Zach Galifianakis

18. The man who can dominate a London dinner–table can dominate the world. — Oscar Wilde

19. A man, doubtful of his dinner, or trembling at a creditor, is not much disposed to abstracted meditation, or remote enquiries. — Samuel Johnson

20. People were endlessly good, wise, and gentle in the midst of all the hurry, the conferences, the dinner invitations, the smell of disinfectant, the meeting reminders. — Riikka Pulkkinen, Totta

21. We spend so much time sublimatin’, thinkin’ about, ‘What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?’ — Matthew Mcconaughey

22. What’s the most humiliating thing? When you take someone to dinner or you cook somebody dinner and they get food poisoning. I mean, how bad do you feel? — Wendi McLendon–Covey

23. I serve dinner in three phases: serve the food, clear the table, bury the dead. — Phyllis Diller

24. Jack the Ripper’s mother, who said to Jack, How come I never see you with the same girl twice? Never got a dinner! — Red Buttons

25. It is very vulgar to talk about one’s own business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then only at dinner parties. — Oscar Wilde

26. Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious. they are conservatives after dinner. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

27. People do that on Facebook and it’s the dumbest thing in the world. I don’t care what your dinner looks like. Stop cluttering up the Internet with pictures of your dinner. — Seth MacFarlane

28. I think no matter what the occasion may be, you can never go wrong by showing up at the dinner table with a hot plate of fried chicken. — Paula Deen

29. The illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner. — Shirley Maclaine

30. We all sit down for dinner and almost right away he just gets up and leaves. — Seth Rogen

31. When one is too old for love, one finds great comfort in good dinners. — Zora Neale Hurston

32. It’s a wonderful time when you sit down around the table for dinner and discuss life. No matter where you are, it gives the semblance of normalcy to my crazy world. — Melina Kanakaredes

33. You can play golf with liberals, be neighbors with them, go out to dinner. I just don’t want them in power. — Sean Hannity

34. What’s the most humiliating thing? When you take someone to dinner or you cook somebody dinner and they get food poisoning. I mean, how bad do you feel? — Wendi McLendon–Covey

35. The Kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance. — Terry Pratchett

36. I’m a pescatarian, so I don’t eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after! — Misty Copeland

37. Ha. ‘Against my will I am sent to bid you come into dinner.’ There’s a double meaning in that.–Benedick (Much Ado) — William Shakespeare

38. The French have the right respect for dogs––in France we chiens get to go to lunch and dinner anytime, anywhere. — Sheron Long

39. I think the time of the formal dinners is over. — Wolfgang Puck

40. Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. — Samuel Pepys

41. Fussing over food was important. It gave a shape to the day: breakfast, lunch, dinner; beginning, middle, end. — Robert Hellenga, Philosophy Made Simple

42. I lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC. — Wyclef Jean

43. If a man prepares dinner for you and the salad contains three or more types of lettuce, he is serious. — Rita Rudner

44. I tell ya, my wife’s a lousy cook. After dinner, I don’t brush my teeth. I count them. — Rodney Dangerfield

45. I’m a pescatarian, so I don’t eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after! — Misty Copeland

46. I wouldn’t go that far. But I know my way around the kitchen. I make dinner every night. — Nicholas Sparks

47. I serve dinner in three phases: serve the food, clear the table, bury the dead. — Phyllis Diller

48. After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations. — Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance

49. Oh dear Sunday, I am so happy that I want your entire wisdom at my dinner table. — Santosh Kalwar

50. I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. He’s got such a wicked sense of humor. — Moby

Conclusion

Dinner is a time to come together, enjoy the company of those around us and savor the flavors of a delicious meal. Whether you’re gathering with family or enjoying dinner with friends, these thoughtful dinner quotes are sure to bring a smile to your face and warm your heart. So take a moment to enjoy the company of those around you and savor the moment. Bon appetite!