10 Quotes That Will Make You Feel Good About Food

As Parks and Rec's Ron Swanson said (and as a bonus 11th quote), "When I eat, it is the food that is scared." So here's to all the Ron Swanson's out there, with an unapologetic love of food, and the audacity to eat what makes them happy.

1.

"People who love to eat are always the best people." - Julia Child

And don't we all wanna be the best people?

2.

"It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight." - Taylor Swift, 22

Of all the cute one-liners in the song, of course the one about food appeals most to me. Although the next line, "...to fall in love with strangers," kinda loses me. That's real cute and all, but if I'm out getting breakfast at midnight, I'm in no condition to meet someone and fall in love. It's more of an "Eat like no one's watching" situation.

3.

"Mini cupcakes? As in the mini version of cupcakes? Which is already a mini version of cake? Honestly, where does it end with you people?" - Kevin Malone, The Office

Seriously though, enough is enough. Cupcakes are supposed to be the snack version of cake, so they're already small enough. Let's not go and cheat ourselves even more.

4.

“Can I share with you my worldview? All of humankind has one thing in common: the sandwich. I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.” - Liz Lemon, 30 Rock

It was pretty difficult to choose just one Liz Lemon food quote, because she’s pretty much every eater’s hero (pun totally intended). But how often do you come across such a simple way to achieve world peace through eating? Lesbian Yellowfruit, for the win.

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"Joey doesn't share food." - Joey Tribbiani, Friends

The sharpest tool in the shed, he was not. But no one can accuse him of not having his priorities straight.

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“You’re a human being, you live once, and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake.” - Emma Stone

As if there wasn't already enough to love about her, now we gotta go and find out she's a normal, cool, cupcake-eating girl. We would totally be friends.

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"I can name a LOT of things that taste better than skinny feels...Potatoes! Bread!" - Jennifer Lawrence

At this point, I shouldn’t have to convince you of how great this girl is. She is the voice of the people – the food-scarfing, shot-taking, sass-talking people. We WILL totally be friends.

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“Good food and good eating are about risk.” - Anthony Bourdain

Honestly, this quote would be more likely to end up one of my Instagram captions, rather than words to live by. As much as I’d love to eat more daringly, I generally stick to what I already know I like. If it ain’t broke, you know the rest… But hell, here’s to my half-year resolution of channeling my inner-Anthony Bourdain, traveling the world, eating ghost peppers, drinking out of coconuts, and working on my general bad-assness.

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“You’re a warrior, and your warrior name is Beyonce Pad Thai.” - Mindy Lahiri, The Mindy Project

Genius. And that’s all there is to say about that.

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"It may very well be a super burrito that does me in, but it sure as hell won't be a wrap." - My Dad

Listen, just cause it can't be found on Brainyquotes.com doesn't mean that it's not worth mentioning. This is the man who taught me that low-fat mayonnaise isn't mayonnaise, and that light beer is kind of a joke. Basically, if you're gonna do it, do it right. Dad wisdom never sleeps.