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Dining Room Quotes

Where family opinions and creative ideas get made.

The dining room shows up here as more than furniture, it's where opinions get voiced and, for one songwriter, where music actually gets written. See related Beautiful quotes.

My sister and I had resolved never to become teachers because the job seemed to demand so much. My mother always seemed to be working. Our dining room table was cluttered with papers waiting to be read and graded.

Quotes by Randi Weingarten

The dining room in my old house was truly magnificent, but by far the worst room for conversation. I'd get up from the table, a very long table, and somebody would always say, Paul, I never got to talk to...

Quotes by Paul Lynde

I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up!

Quotes by Nate Berkus

The directness of my mother is clearly in my voice. Her opinion is always a very strong opinion at the dining room table. I think she empowered me to have the same drive.

Quotes by Nancy Dubuc

Alone Quotes

I find myself wanting to make music at the dining room table or in the bedroom - I'm kind of a mobile writer, so I sort of move around the house. But the attic is definitely where I can make...

Quotes by Meshell Ndegeocello

At consignment shops, I can collect things reasonably, and it's joyful. My dining room table was $75, and I'm so proud. It's beautiful.

Quotes by Lynn Whitfield

My aunt got me interested in journalism - she found an old typewriter, had it worked over, put it on the dining room table, gave me a stack of paper and said, 'Play like you're a writer.'

Quotes by Dan Jenkins

I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.

Quotes by Conrad Hall

It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - it was one of the greatest experiences I've had.

Quotes by Common

Always Quotes

My husband and I have a deal, which has worked out well: He cooks one Sunday, I cook the next. The kids set the table, and we eat in the dining room together, just as I used to do as...

Quotes by Christa Miller

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I rushed home before the kids left for school and gathered them around our dining room table and told them what had happened. Like everyone else, we struggled for words to describe to...

Quotes by Bob Goff

The Ritz in London has an old-fashioned charm, with waiters wearing tails and white gloves. The dining room is exquisite, with immaculate service and ornate details.

Quotes by Anton du Beke

I painted one dining room red and I must say, the conversation became very heated in that room.

Quotes by Amanda Pays

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these dining room quotes capture?
They capture the dining room as a real, lived-in space, where opinions get voiced loudly and, for at least one songwriter, music actually gets written at the table.
Why would dining room quotes resonate with people?
The dining room is often where families actually talk, so quotes set there tend to feel grounded in real memory rather than abstraction.
Is there a quote about finding dining room furniture secondhand?
Yes, one quote takes real pride in a $75 consignment-shop dining table, calling the whole experience joyful and the piece Beautiful.
Do any quotes connect the dining room to creativity?
One musician describes moving between the dining room table, the bedroom, and the attic while writing, treating the whole house as a workspace.
Where can I find more quotes about other rooms in the house?
See Bedroom quotes for a related domestic setting.

Another quote takes pride in a bargain dining table found secondhand for just $75. For more on home life, browse Bedroom quotes.