Dinner Party Quotes

• A man filled with meat turns his back on the dry bones of political doctrine. Fanatical devotion to the ruling party comes more readily from the materially deprived At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Party, Men, Dry Bones

  1896 A Writer's Notebook (published1949).

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• I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.

  Ina Garten

  Smile, Fun, Party

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• At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.

  Ann Landers

  Funny, Hilarious, Humorous

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• I consider a good dinner party at our house to be where people drink and eat more than they're meant to.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Party, People, House

  "The Eat, Pray, Love author and GQ alum talks about a new cookbook". Interview with Michael Hainey, www.gq.com. May 24, 2012.

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• The best number for a dinner party is two; myself and a damn good head waiter.

  Nubar Gulbenkian

  Party, Food, Two

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• At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Inspirational, Clever, Happy New Year

  Writer's Notebook (1949) p. 17 (written in 1896)

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• At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.

  George Carlin

  Party, Cooking Dinner, Bathroom

  George Carlin (1998). “Brain Droppings”, Hyperion

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• The dying process begins the minute we are born, but it accelerates during dinner parties.

  Carol Grace

  Party, Civilization, Dying

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

  Dr. Seuss

  Funny Inspirational, Party, Character

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.

  Barbara Walters

  Party, Nbc, Dinner Guests

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• A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. It cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

  Mao Zedong

  Party, Writing, Chinese Revolution

  Mao Zedong (2017). “Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works”, p.13, Lulu.com

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• The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. Some of their most esteemed inventions have no other apparent purpose - for example, the dinner party of more than two, the epic poem, and the science of metaphysics.

  H. L. Mencken

  Funny, Party, Humor

  H.L. Mencken (2013). “Minority Report”, p.68, Knopf

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• Because we are denied knowledge of our history, we are deprived of standing upon each other's shoulders and building upon each other's hard earned accomplishments. Instead we are condemned to repeat what others have done before us and thus we continually reinvent the wheel. The goal of The Dinner Party is to break this cycle.

  Judy Chicago

  Party, Accomplishment, Goal

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.

  Anthony Trollope

  Children, Party, Plums

  Anthony Trollope (2016). “Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...”, p.707, e-artnow (Open Publishing)

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• The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

  H. L. Mencken

  Book, Reading, Animal

  Notebooks (1956) "Minority Report"

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• If people would only look to the cookie, all our problems would be solved.

  Jerry Seinfeld

  People, Would Be, Looks

  "Seinfeld". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 1989 - 1998.

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• If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable.

  Sara Blakely

  Moon, Men, Pantyhose

  “The woman in control of America's bottom” by Louise France, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2008.

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• The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.

  Simon Hoggart

  Party, Funeral, Dinner

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• Funny you mention my dinner parties when I have just suggested that inviting close friends over to share a meal with candlelight and wine at your table could be a form of religious experience for some people. To me its a form of sacrament.

  Sally Quinn

  Funny, Religious, Party

  "Sally Quinn on Author Karen Armstrong". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. March 29, 2006.

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• That which chiefly causes the failure of a dinner-party, is the running short--not of meat, nor yet of drink, but of conversation.

  Lewis Carroll

  Running, Party, Meat

  Lewis Carroll (2015). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales”, p.438, Race Point Pub

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• I love a small dinner party - let's say six people, max, were everybody's having the same conversation. That's my favorite thing in the world.

  Paul F. Tompkins

  Party, People, Max

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I am not someone who likes cocktail parties or large dinner parties, but I have to attend them often. I much prefer very small dinners with close friends.

  Tom Ford

  Party, Cocktails, Dinner

  "My List: Tom Ford in 24 Hours". www.harpersbazaar.com. February 8, 2012.

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• The 20-minute walk I take is better than the 3-mile run I never start. Having people over for take-out is better than never having people to an elegant dinner party.

  Gretchen Rubin

  Running, Party, People

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• I don't have dinner parties - I eat my dinner in bed.

  Hugh Hefner

  Party, Bed, Dinner

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. November 20, 2009.

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• Misery loves company which is ironic because it rarely throws dinner parties.

  Dov Davidoff

  Party, Ironic, Dinner

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