Quotes about Supper

Exciting literature after supper is not the best digestive. Votes: 7

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper. Votes: 6

One night some short weeks ago, for the first time in her not always happy life, Marilyn Monroe's soul sat down alone to a quiet supper from which it did not rise. Votes: 6

You could be going to have supper with someone who happens to be male, and all of a sudden he is your boyfriend of nine months... and I am cheating on my existing boyfriend. Votes: 6

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him. Votes: 6

The Holy Supper is kept, indeed, In whatso we share with anothers need; Not what we give, but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me. Votes: 6

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. Votes: 5

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. Votes: 4

Send me out into another life. But get me back for supper. Votes: 4

We should be rolling in the dirt, gardening, wrestling with some brambles and skinning animals for supper. These are important immune system builders. Votes: 4

You don't restore 'The Last Supper' by filling in the missing bits - you preserve. You accept the material that has somehow survived. Votes: 4

A pleasant aperitif, as well as a good chaser for a short quick whiskey, as well again for a fine supper drink, is beer. Votes: 4

When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can. Votes: 4

Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg. Votes: 4

And on 25 January of each year and for many days before it and after it there is not an hour in the day or night when a Burns Supper is not taking place somewhere on this earth. Votes: 4

Every dog should have a man of his own. There is nothing like a well-behaved person around the house to spread the dog's blanket for him, or bring him his supper when he comes home man-tired at night. Votes: 4

I am convinced that a light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward. Votes: 4

Oh brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper - and sleep too - than not pray. And we must not talk about prayer, we must pray in right earnest. The Lord is near. He comes softly while the virgins slumber. Votes: 4

Or you can broil the meat, fry the onions, stew the garlic in the red wine...and ask me to supper. I'll not care, really, even if your nose is a little shiny, so long as you are self-possessed and sure that wolf or no wolf, your mind is your own and your heart is another's and therefore in the right place. Votes: 4

What did Jesus say to the headwaiter at the Last Supper? 'Separate checks, please.' Votes: 3

Maybe we weren't at the Last Supper, but we're certainly going to be at the next one. Votes: 3

Simon Peter, who embarrassed the other disciples at the Last Supper by asking for seconds. Never got a dinner! Votes: 3

I feel that the Godhead is broken up like the bread at the Supper, and that we are the pieces. Hence this infinite fraternity of feeling. Votes: 3

Plant life instead of animal food is the keystone of regeneration. Jesus used bread instead of flesh and wine in place of blood at the Lord's Supper. Votes: 3

Maybe da Vinci didn't serve lamb in his painting of the Last Supper, but there was room for interpretation. Jesus himself was the lamb led to the slaughter. Votes: 3

The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper. Votes: 3

When young men prepare, bless, and pass the sacrament in worthiness and reverence, they literally follow the example of the Savior at the Last Supper and become like Him. Votes: 3

If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of our indifference to its meaning and importance. Votes: 3

I said, names aren't important," he repeated. There was a silence between them for some seconds, then the Ranger said: "Do you know what is important?" Will shook his head. "Supper is important! Votes: 3

I'll bet I'm as old as you are." "I'm older than Sanskrit." "Well, I was waitress at the Last Supper." "I'm so old I remember when McDonald's had only sold a hundred burgers." "You win. Votes: 3

The Last Supper is supposed to be thirteen men. Who is this woman? "Everyone misses it, our preconceived notions of this scene are so powerful that our mind blocks out the incongruity and overrides our eyes. Votes: 3

The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from feasting our souls on all that He purchased for us on the cross, especially His own fellowship. Votes: 3

I grew up in Pittsburgh, and regularly, my parents would take us to the Holiday House Supper Club to see acts like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben Vereen, Freda Payne, Stephanie Mills, and The Temptations, to name a few. Votes: 3

Just as the church needs members with different skills, our world must have various forms of labor, interdependent and thus valuable. A world full of ministers would be without churches, bread for the Lord's Supper, and printed Bibles to read. Votes: 3

Blessed be Thou, my Lord Jesus Christ, who didst foretell Thy death before the time, and in the Last Supper didst wonderfully consecrate Thy precious Body of material bread, and also charitably gave it to Thy Apostles, in memory of Thy most worthy Passion Votes: 3

Christ had a specific evangelizing goal in mind when he prayed at the Last Supper that all his disciples 'be one...'The Church's evangelizing mission, therefore, moves along the path of ecumenism, the path of unity of faith, of evangelical witness and authentic fraternity. Votes: 3

Potluck Supper with Meeting to Follow is a marvel, deftly examining the connections between art and everyday life. Andy Sturdevant's lively, unique inquiries into trust fund kids, co-opted flags, gubernatorial portraits, art in second-tier cities, and Upper Midwestern esoterica, brim with both wit and humor. Votes: 3

At the Last Supper how come no one sat on the other side of the table? See, I think originally there were people sitting on the other side but those were the people going, You know, the air conditioning hits me right on the back on the neck. Votes: 3

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half. Votes: 2

Believe it or not, I'm as much a fan of a supper shortcut as the next person. Votes: 2

And if strangers come to supper they shall be served with more according as they have need. Votes: 2

My last supper would be a charcuterie smorgasbord with every kind of meat, and sauces to dip them in. Votes: 2

There are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together. Votes: 2

I hate fussing about in the kitchen when I have people over to supper, so I make a rich beef stew cooked in wine with carrots, sundried tomato paste and chopped chorizo sausage. Votes: 2

Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg. Votes: 2

There is nothing like roast chicken. It is helpful and agreeable, the perfect dish no matter what the circumstances. Elegant or homey, a dish for a dinner party or a family supper, it will not let you down. Votes: 2

I think Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be a good chap to have supper with. Anyone who builds a railway and then builds a steamship when he gets to Bristol and can't go any further must be a good chap. Votes: 2

Anything that promotes a kernel of science, even though it's exaggerated and hyped by Hollywood, I think is a step forward. We in the ivory tower ultimately have to realize that in some sense we have to sing for our supper. Votes: 2

The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up. Votes: 2

Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's bedtime rituals of supper, bath, stories, and sleep have been a staple of my life and some of the best, most special times I can remember. Votes: 2

I think that at the supper I neither receive flesh nor blood, but bread and wine; which bread when it is broken, and the wine when it is drunken, put me in remembrance how that for my sins the body of Christ was broken, and his blood shed on the cross. Votes: 2

Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends. Votes: 2

I will end up with someone in the arts. I am positive. I eat, breathe and sleep acting. And I'll end up with someone who is happy staying at home and having me cook supper. But I also really need to be intellectually challenged and stimulated. I want someone bookish, and someone who is passionate. Votes: 2

I knew more about produce from the sea than any of my schoolmates, and my reports in school, from kindergarten on, amused and shocked my classmates and teachers. I told them how we ate with chopsticks, had rice and seaweed for breakfast, raw fish, octopus, and sea urchin eggs for supper, and cakes made from sharks. Votes: 2

The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact that no one who is careless about such things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification. Votes: 2

I like to be with my children - not just quality time, but quantity time. I like to be there in the morning when they're waking up. I like to practice piano with them. I like to be there at supper. I need them as much as they need me. Working is not as important to me as being a mother is. Votes: 2

A watched supper dish never fills! Votes: 0

Adventures make one late for supper. Votes: 0

One can perfectly well philosophize while cooking supper. Votes: 0

The hand that controls the supper dish rules the world! Votes: 0

If the sky falls they shall have clouds for supper. Votes: 0

What could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else? Votes: 0

He that steals the old man's supper does him no wrong. Votes: 0

I am not in the habit of taking baritones to supper. Votes: 0

Stand up during supper and walk outdoors, and keep on walking. Votes: 0

I sat down to my supper, twas a bottle of red whiskey. Votes: 0

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him. Votes: 0

So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon, Breakfast, supper, dinner, luncheon! Votes: 0

A lady never asks a gentleman to dance, or to go to supper with her. Votes: 0

As men do walk a mile, women should talk an hour, After supper. 'Tis their exercise. Votes: 0

You'll consider what you did wrong & bookend your reflections with hunger - no supper, no breakfast. Votes: 0

I do not want Michael Angelo for breakfast-but for luncheon-for dinner- for tea-for supper-for between meals. Votes: 0

You know I'll kiss you for my supper. Yeah, you know I'll kiss you for my dinner, baby. Votes: 0

I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper. Votes: 0

I will never tire from repeating my commitment to ensuring that every Brazilian can have breakfast, lunch and supper every day. Votes: 0

The dinner-hour is the summer of the day: full of sunshine, I grant; but not like the mellow autumn of supper. Votes: 0

Come now, what masques, what dances shall we have To wear away this long age of three hours Between our after-supper and bedtime? Votes: 0

Reverse the typical American meal pattern and instead eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a pauper for supper. Votes: 0

Prohibition is a hard sounding word, worthless as a rallying cry, hard as a locked door or going to bed without your supper. Votes: 0

I don't often agree with the RSPCA as I believe it is an animal's duty to be on my plate at supper time. Votes: 0

The river was mild and leisurely, going away from the people who ate shadows for breakfast and steam for lunch and vapors for supper. Votes: 0

Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture. Votes: 0

The Lord does not want us to "miss supper." In fact, He has a great feast prepared for those who return clean and pure through the door. Votes: 0

Diogenes said once to a person who was showing him a dial, "It is a very useful thing to save a man from being too late for supper. Votes: 0

To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism. Votes: 0

He said that few people had intellectual resources sufficient to forgo the pleasures of wine. They could not otherwise contrive how to fill the interval between dinner and supper. Votes: 0

Well then,' said Femworth as he came to his feet, 'let's go. Sounds like a delightful challenge before supper. Stimulate the appetite, or kill it. Interesting either way. Votes: 0

What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I celebrated getting a record deal. Votes: 0

This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine, Which back they give at cross-time on a sponge, In bitter vinegar. Votes: 0

I would pick them when they bloomed. And when she called me home for supper, I'd place them in her hair and the contrast would take my breath away. Votes: 0

The Lord's supper is memorative, and so it has the nature and use of a pledge or token of love, left by a dying to a dear surviving friend. Votes: 0

I like salty, creamy foods. I could sit down with a bag of chips and French onion dip and go to town! That would be on my last-supper list. Votes: 0

When I'm in Italy on a Friday night, my first supper there is a big bowl of fresh pasta and a glass of local wine, sitting outside. There's nothing better. Votes: 0

If you are rich, you have lovely cars, and jars full of flowers, and books in rows, and a wireless, and the best sort of gramophone and meringues for supper. Votes: 0

It is an unpleasant thing to go to bed without supper, it is a still less pleasant thing not to sup and not to know where one is to sleep. Votes: 0

Many a profound genius, I suppose, who fills the world with fame of his exploding renowned errors, is yet everyday posed and baffled by trivial questions at his own supper table. Votes: 0

Once I saw a chimpanzee gaze at a particularly beautiful sunset for a full 15 minutes, watching the changing colors [and then] retire to the forest without picking a pawpaw for supper. Votes: 0

what's the good of having news an' ye must coop it? It's like cold veal pie upon the chest for supper, the same being over old, under done, and dry o' gravy. Votes: 0

Oh that's lovely," said Bunny. "Olive, you've got a date." "Why would you say something so foolish?" Olive asked, really annoyed. "We're two lonely people having supper." "Exactly," said Bunny. "That's a date. Votes: 0

There's a group in California that wants to make suicide a capital offense punishable by death. That's like punishing someone for being on a hunger strike by sending them to bed with no supper. Votes: 0

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can. Votes: 0

There is considerable danger that a man will be crazy between dinner and supper; but it will not directly answer any good purposethat I know of, and it is just as easy to be sane. Votes: 0

To be a good traveler argues one no ordinary philosopher. A sweet landscape must sometimes be allowed to atone for an indifferent supper, and an interesting ruin charm away the remembrance of a hard bed. Votes: 0

Out of Frederic Remington's Sundown Leflare graved on the mantel. Sundown and another mountain man cooked and ate their supper. "Then," says Remington, "they sat down with the greatest philosopher on earth - the fire." Votes: 0