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Quotes About Hospitality

Bienvenu, mon raton laveur et votre tee amis, aussi.
~ James Lee Burke
Look. Folks. It's simple. If you have poor taste in decorating, don't go nuts in the entryway. Wait until your guests are inside before you spring something unusual on them.
~ James Lileks
I always felt that way about the South, that beneath the smiles and southern hospitality and politeness were a lot of guns and liquor and secrets. A lot of those secrets ended up floating
~ James McBride
I always felt that way about the South, that beneath the smiles and southern hospitality and politeness were a lot of guns and liquor and secrets.
~ James McBride
Jesus Christ walks into a hotel... He hands the innkeeper three nails and he asks... Can you put me up for the night
~ James O'Barr
over to our house for Joe's sausage lasagna. A half hour later, Julie was in bed and two of my very favorite people were standing around the kitchen
~ James Patterson
We aim to please. So you aim, too, please. I saw that once on a sign. Over a urinal!
~ James Patterson
Oh, hello, Mr. and Mrs. Buttington. Fanny has told me so much about you.
~ James Patterson
thanks to the Afghan custom of pashtunwali, we are fed, given shelter, and treated as guests.
~ James Patterson
When my husband is away and I'm by myself, my neighbours will insist I eat with them every single night because they see it as unhealthy to eat by yourself.
~ Frances Mayes
This was 1978, when flying was still an occasion, a special grand event that took planning and care. I worked as a TWA flight attendant then. I stood in my Ralph Lauren uniform at the boarding door and smiled at the passengers through lips coated with lipstick that perfectly matched the stripe on my jacket. Mostly, the passengers smiled back.
~ Ann Hood
Long before Starbucks popularized the phrase 'the third place' - somewhere to interact outside of work and home - it was neighborhood restaurants that helped to define places like Union Square.
~ Danny Meyer
Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity.
~ Elsa Maxwell
To campaign in the South is a unique cultural experience. You go into the little church facilities and meet people, or you go to a spaghetti supper, and it's about talking and hugging and shaking hands.
~ Jaime Harrison
I like to refer to my small social circle as 'boutique.' And much like the hotels of the same ilk, my friends are all unique, high quality, and serve me good food. But more than that, they teach me things about the world and about myself that I couldn't learn anywhere else.
~ Dan Levy
When I worked with Chinese crew for the first time, including production unit, spot boys etc, everyone was so affectionate, sweet and kind.
~ Amyra Dastur
The contemporary casino is more than a gambling destination: it is a multifarious pleasure enclosure intended to satisfy every member of the family unit.
~ Colson Whitehead
Food feeds our souls. It is the single great unifier across all cultures. The table offers a sanctuary and a place to come together for unity and understanding.
~ Lidia Bastianich
What I've realized is that the joy of meeting and greeting people from all around the world is universal.
~ Joe Gebbia
Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.
~ William Shakespeare
It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
~ Harrison Ford
He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come, though afterwards he can come as he please.
~ Bram Stoker
People invite me to dinner not because I can cook, but because I like to clean up. I get immediate gratification from windex. Yes, I do windows.
~ Carol Burnett
It is surprising how many great men and women a small house will contain.
~ Henry David Thoreau