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20 Quotes About Life's Greatest Pleasure: Dessert

"I want to have a good body but not as much as I want dessert."

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Food, Cupcake, Baking, Buttercream, Icing, Baking cup, Dessert, Dish, Cuisine, Baked goods,
Allie Folino

Here at Delish, we're of the mindset that life's not worth living without dessert. It's why we've got 88 s'mores recipes, 96 layer cake recipes, 76 cookie recipes, and hundreds of others that wouldn't fit on this screen if listed them out. And so we sought out 20 famous folks who feel the same way—that dessert is sacred and essential to one's wellbeing. Here are their wonderful words on life's sweetest foods.

1

Dylan Lauren

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Allie Folino

"Candy is childhood, the best and bright moments you wish could have lasted forever."

2

Norwegian Proverb

Cookies and crackers, Food, Snack, Peanut butter cookie, Cookie, Cuisine, Baked goods, Biscuit, Dish, Finger food,
Allie Folino

"Cookies are made of butter and love."

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3

Ernestine Ulmer

Food, Chocolate brownie, Dish, Dessert, Chocolate, Cuisine, Snack cake, Chocolate cake, Flourless chocolate cake, Baked goods,
Allie Folino

"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first."

4

Barbara Johnson

Food, Cookies and crackers, Snack, Dish, Chocolate chip cookie, Cookie dough, Dessert, Baking, Baked goods, Cookie,
Allie Folino

"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand."

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5

Sarah Ockler

Food, Cupcake, Buttercream, Icing, Baking cup, Baking, Sprinkles, Dessert, Cake decorating, Cuisine,
Allie Folino

"I've never met a problem a proper cupcake couldn't fix."

6

Unknown

Macaroon, Food, Food coloring, Sweetness, Cuisine, Recipe, Baking, Dessert,
Allie Folino

"Stressed is desserts spelled backwards."

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7

Jim Davis

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Baked goods, Dessert, Pumpkin pie, Pie, Sweet potato pie, Chess pie,
Allie Folino

"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie."

8

Beverly Sills

Food, Chocolate, Dessert, Frozen dessert, Snack, Cookies and crackers, Cookie, Cuisine, Dish, Ice cream,
Allie Folino

"I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts"

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9

Jason Love

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Sweet Rolls, Ingredient, Baked goods, Baking, Dessert, Finger food, Produce,
Allie Folino

"I want to have a good body but not as much as I want dessert."

10

Rebecca Gober

Heart, Red, Sweetness, Love, Valentine's day, Font,
Allie Folino

"Candy is nature's way of making up for Mondays."

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11

Linda Grayson

Chocolate, Chocolate brownie, Chocolate cake, Snack cake, Food, Baking, Icing, Hand, Fudge, Recipe,
Allie Folino

"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate."

12

Judith Olney

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Frozen dessert, Dessert, Sundae, Ingredient, Ice cream, Chocolate syrup, Dondurma,
Allie Folino

"Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed and puts them in your debt."

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13

Terri Guillemets

Food, Strawberry, Dish, Frozen dessert, Cuisine, Strawberries, Dessert, Semifreddo, Cake, Buttercream,
Allie Folino

"Desserts are the fairy tales of the kitchen—a happily-ever-after to supper."

14

Macmillan's Magazine

Text, Adaptation, Human, Font, Happy, Photo caption, Photography, Poster, Thinking,
Allie Folino

"All people with healthy physical appetites have a sweet tooth somewhere in their head."

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15

Voltaire

Ice cream cone, Dondurma, Frozen dessert, Sorbetes, Food, Gelato, Ice cream, Soft Serve Ice Creams, Dairy, Cuisine,
Allie Folino

"Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal."

16

David Mamet

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Apple pie, Ingredient, Pie, Baked goods, Dessert, Pot pie, Cherry pie,
Allie Folino

"We must have pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie."

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17

Erma Bombeck

Cupcake, Buttercream, Food, Icing, Dessert, Baking, Dish, Cuisine, Chocolate, Baked goods,
Allie Folino

"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart."

18

Charles M. Schulz

Chocolate, Food, Dessert, Confectionery, Chocolate bar, Snack, Baked goods,
Allie Folino

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

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19

Don Kardong

Food, Frozen dessert, Gelato, Ice cream, Cuisine, Dessert, Dish, Ingredient, Sorbetes, Sorbet,
Allie Folino

"Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos."

20

Katharine Hepburn

Sitting, Photography, Photo caption, Album cover, Black-and-white,
Allie Folino

"What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.

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