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Pie Quotes

A slice of everything.

These pie quotes move from the kitchen to the boardroom, covering everything from butter versus Crisco pie crusts to the economic idea of a fixed pie that one side can only win by another's loss. See more on our Apple quotes page.

When I look at a pie chart, I just go numb.

Quotes by Aaron Koblin

I'm a good cook; one of my specialities is reindeer and potato pie.

Quotes by Terry Jones

Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.

Quotes by Stephen Covey

I wanted to be in the FBI. I also wanted to be a pie salesman.

Quotes by Shirley Temple

Also Quotes

Dissent is as American as cherry pie.

Quotes by Richard N. Haass

'Rather than fighting over a piece of the pie, can we grow the pie?' is really our model.

Quotes by Peggy Johnson

I'm as American as apple pie.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

I think 'American Pie' is great.

Quotes by Paul Dano

We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.

Quotes by Neville Marriner

Always Quotes

I tried the Crisco, and I hated it. Hated it! I couldn't roll it out. I'm a butter girl for my pie crusts.

Quotes by Morgan Saylor

Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another.

Quotes by Milton Friedman

God's always got a custard pie up his sleeve.

Quotes by Margaret Forster

Marvel has such a huge slice of the pie.

Quotes by Mahershala Ali

God always has another custard pie up his sleeve.

Quotes by Lynn Redgrave

American Quotes

When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.

Quotes by John Stossel

With limited shifts, low wages, and scarce benefits, it feels almost impossible for many Americans to get their slice of the pie.

Quotes by Jason Kander

I would rather do really good French films than 'American Pie.'

Quotes by Guillaume Canet

Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

Quotes by George Will

In the pie chart of my brain growing up, there's a huge slice for 'Ghostbusters.'

Quotes by Evan Goldberg

Apple Quotes

Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy.

Quotes by Ernie Harwell

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of pie quotes are included here?
They cover literal pie, like reindeer and potato pie or butter versus Crisco crusts, alongside the metaphorical "fixed pie" idea in economics.
Is there a quote about guarding creative work?
Yes, one line resists other people poking into an "artistic pie," using it as a metaphor for protecting creative territory from outsiders.
What does the "fixed pie" quote mean?
It challenges the assumption that resources are limited, arguing that thinking one party can only gain at another's expense is often a fallacy.
Are any of these quotes about actual baking?
Yes, one is a strong preference for butter-based pie crusts over Crisco, and another mentions reindeer and potato pie as a specialty.
Where can I read more food-related quotes?
Our Apple quotes page continues this theme with more food-inspired lines.

Together they use pie as both comfort food and a sharp metaphor for how people think about sharing limited resources. Continue with our Also and Always quotes pages.