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Banana Quotes

Lines on bananas, smoothies, and being the eighth banana.

These banana quotes range from a healthy smoothie with banana, kale, and blueberries to the classic showbiz phrase about being the fourth or eighth banana on a sitcom.

I was asked to go in a banana suit once or eat as many doughnuts as possible. I would not do those things. I don't eat doughnuts so why would I eat 20.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

This is America, not a banana republic.

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

A banana republic we are not.

Quotes by Trish Regan

I had to be sick for a scene in the first season, and we used some fruit smoothies with little banana chunks. I had to put it in my mouth and spit it out. It was absolutely delicious.

Quotes by Thomas Middleditch

Day Quotes

Dried fruit is a huge part of my diet. Mango, persimmon, banana.

Quotes by Scott Rogowsky

My favorite healthy foods are Jamaican chicken soup, Jamaican chicken stew peas, Jamaican brown stew chicken, plantains and banana chips.

Quotes by Sanya Richards-Ross

Never interrupt me when I'm eating a banana.

Quotes by Ryan Stiles

Something will pop up in my head. It could be like the weirdest thing. Like all'a sudden like I have like a jumping banana in my head.

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

There's nobody more opposite from John Shaft than a kid who worships a banana as his god.

Quotes by Richard Roundtree

Fruit Quotes

I resent the label on cigarettes. If they're going to warn you, why don't they put the same sign at the entrance to every freeway or on every banana that's sold? You can slip on the peel, you know.

Quotes by Peter Graves

It's a lot of people's goal to be the lead in a movie, and that was never my goal. I just wanted to be the third banana in an ensemble comedy.

Quotes by Paul Rust

I love making smoothies post-workout. My favorite - depending on the day - is either a chocolate whey protein shake with banana and peanut butter, or one with vanilla and berries.

Quotes by Parker Young

Because I am a character actor, I thought I would be the fourth or eighth banana on a sitcom, and that would be OK.

Quotes by Nia Vardalos

My belief about acting in one foot on a banana peel and the other one in the grave.

Quotes by Mark Ruffalo

Know Quotes

My favorite dessert is banana pudding.

Quotes by Lennon Parham

My wish was to finish my career at Arsenal, but there are always banana skins.

Quotes by Kolo Toure

If I had a choice, I love making smoothies, or having some fresh fruit and some good snacks. A smoothie with banana, kale, blueberries and almond milk is so good.

Quotes by Katia Winter

Usually I like to work out in the morning before I eat. After the workout, I like to eat a banana and definitely some oatmeal for a little bit extra boost.

Quotes by Kacy Catanzaro

I think cheese smells funny, but I feel bananas 'are' funny. I'm assuming Swamp told the whole story of the executives seriously asking us to replace the banana with cheese because they thought it was funnier.

Quotes by Joe Murray

Life Quotes

Above Hilo, broad lands sweeping up cloudwards, with their sugar cane, kalo, melons, pine-apples, and banana groves suggest the boundless liberality of Nature.

Quotes by Isabella Bird

Frequently Asked Questions

What different uses of "banana" appear in these quotes?
They include literal bananas in smoothies and fruit snacks, plus the showbiz phrase "eighth banana" and the idiom "banana republic."
Is there a quote about banana smoothies?
Yes, one describes a favorite smoothie with banana, kale, blueberries, and almond milk as "so good."
What does "fourth or eighth banana" mean in one quote?
It refers to being a minor, supporting character actor on a sitcom rather than a lead role.
Is the phrase "banana republic" used more than once?
Yes, two separate quotes use the phrase to insist that America, or a country in question, "is not" one.
Do these quotes mention healthy eating?
Yes, one favors fresh fruit and good snacks, including banana-based smoothies, a theme shared with our Life quotes.

Others borrow banana for the idiom 'banana republic,' a phrase explored further in our Know quotes and Life quotes.