In this fun post from Backyard Texas Grill you can read 101 great quotes about one of our favorite subjects: beef!
Here in Texas we know our beef. Texas is, after all, known for our brisket, steaks, and burgers. And there’s no better place to serve up a platter of delicious beef than in your own backyard.
That’s why we’ve got some great recipes for beef, including our Simple Reverse Seared Steaks and World’s Best Butter Burgers.
No matter how you like your beef–you’ll find quotes here to make you hungry. (And let’s face it: mouth-watering beef dishes are perfect for an outdoor barbecue, which is the theme of this site.)
So, what are you waiting for? Let’s dive right in and discover 101 Delicious Quotes About Beef.
101 Beef Quotes
1. “Where’s the beef?” – Wendy’s commercial catchphrase.
2. “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner.” – Beef Checkoff Program slogan.
3. “A good steak pun is a rare medium well done.” – Unknown
4. “Happiness is a warm steak.” – Unknown
5. “Life is too short to miss out on the beautiful things, like a medium-rare steak.” – Unknown
6. “Seize the steak!” – Unknown
7. “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” – Julia Child
8. “A cow is a very good animal in the field, but we turn her out of a garden.” – Samuel Johnson
9. “Meat is murder… tasty, tasty murder.” – Unknown
10 “If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.” – Unknown
11. “Beef is the soul of cooking.” – Marie-Antoine Carême
12. “I’m not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are.” – Groucho Marx
13. “Beef is the pulse of the land.” – Don Delillo
14. “If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?” – Pink Floyd (from “Another Brick in the Wall”)
15. “Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians – except for the occasional mountain lion steak.” – Ted Nugent
16. “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” – George Bernard Shaw
17. “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” – Doug Larson
18. “Meat, if it’s not cooked properly, can be tough and difficult to digest, but if you’re patient and you give it some love, it can be excellent.” – Marcus Samuelsson
19. “I don’t eat fast food, but I can’t live without a good cheeseburger.” – Padma Lakshmi
20. “I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it. Especially if it’s a beef dish.” – Unknown
21. “Eat beef. The West wasn’t won on salad.” – Unknown
22. “I don’t trust people who dislike dogs, but I trust a person who dislikes beef even less.” – Unknown
23. “I’m not saying I’m addicted to beef, but I can’t live without it for more than a day.” – Unknown
24. “Why did the cow go to space? Because it wanted to see the moooon!” – Unknown
25. “If we’re not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of beef?” – Unknown
26. “I don’t have a beef with anyone, but I do have a beef steak in my fridge.” – Unknown
27. “My favorite exercise is a cross between a lunge and a crunch. I call it lunch.” – Unknown
28. “I like my beef well-done… as in, I’m well-done with my salad. Bring on the steak!” – Unknown
29. “I’m a firm believer in the food pyramid: the top should always be a juicy steak.” – Unknown
30. “I’m not a chef, but I can sure make a mean reservation.” – Unknown
31. “Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing!” – Unknown
32. “I’ve been on a diet for two weeks, and all I’ve lost is two weeks.” – Totie Fields
33. “The only thing I throwback on Thursdays is a thick beef burger.” – Unknown
34. “I’m not into fitness. Fit’ness whole burger in my mouth!” – Unknown
35. “If we’re what we eat, then I’m fast, easy, and probably bad for you.” – Unknown
36. “I’m not saying I’m a carnivore, but if you hand me a salad, make sure there’s a cheeseburger on top of it.” – Unknown
37. “I’m on a balanced diet. I put a burger in each hand.” – Unknown
38. “I’d like to say I’m a vegetarian, but I’m not above some occasional ‘meatings’ with a juicy steak.” – Unknown
39. “Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything, just like my beef tacos.” – Unknown
40. “A steak a day keeps the sadness away.” – Unknown
41. “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” – Julia Child
42. “The perfect steak is not just a piece of meat; it’s a work of art.” – Unknown
43. “A well-cooked steak is a meal fit for a king.” – Unknown
44. “A good steak pun is a rare medium well done.” – Unknown
45. “Steak is the ultimate comfort food.” – Unknown
46. “When you have a great steak, everything else in life seems to fade away.” – Unknown
47. “A great steak is a piece of poetry, a joy in itself.” – Unknown
48. “A steak dinner is the true way to a person’s heart.” – Unknown
49. “Life’s too short not to enjoy a perfectly cooked steak.” – Unknown
50. “A steak cooked to perfection is a symphony of flavors.” – Unknown
51. “The only thing better than a steak is another steak.” – Unknown
52. “A steak is like a fine wine; it only gets better with age.” – Unknown
53. “Steak is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin (Note: This quote is often attributed to Franklin, but its origin is disputed.)
54. “I love a good steak. You can’t beat it.” – David Beckham
55. “Steak is not just food; it’s an experience.” – Unknown
56. “The secret to a great steak is simple: start with the best meat and cook it with love.” – Unknown
57. “A steak is a slice of heaven on a plate.” – Unknown
58. “When in doubt, order the steak.” – Unknown
59. “There’s no such thing as too much steak.” – Unknown
60. These quotes celebrate the deliciousness and satisfaction that a well-cooked steak can bring to the table.
61. “Brisket is the crown jewel of barbecue.” – Unknown
62. “A well-smoked brisket is the holy grail of barbecue.” – Aaron Franklin
63. “Brisket is the true test of a pitmaster’s skill.” – Unknown
64. “Brisket: where smoke and time meet to create magic.” – Unknown
65. “Brisket is the Everest of barbecue. It’s the mountain all pitmasters want to conquer.” – Daniel Vaughn
66. “Cooking brisket is like conducting an orchestra of flavors.” – Unknown
67. “A great brisket doesn’t need a lot of fancy spices; it just needs time and patience.” – Unknown
68. “Brisket is not just meat; it’s a work of art.” – Unknown
69. “Brisket is the heart and soul of Texas barbecue.” – Unknown
70. “The beauty of brisket lies in its simplicity. It’s just meat, smoke, and time.” – Unknown
71. “Brisket is a journey that starts with a raw cut of meat and ends with a delicious masterpiece.” – Unknown
72. “The secret to a perfect brisket is low and slow.” – Unknown
73. “Brisket is proof that good things come to those who wait.” – Unknown
74. “Brisket is the ultimate barbecue challenge, and the reward is a taste of heaven.” – Unknown
75. “Brisket is like a symphony of flavors in every bite.” – Unknown
76. “The best conversations happen around a table with a plate of brisket.” – Unknown
77. “Brisket is barbecue’s greatest gift to the world.” – Unknown
78. “Brisket is the meat that dreams are made of.” – Unknown
79. “Brisket is the art of turning tough into tender.” – Unknown
80. “A good brisket doesn’t need sauce; it’s perfect as it is.” – Unknown
81. “The cheeseburger to me is classic America.” – Bradley Cooper
82. “A cheeseburger is a blank canvas.” – Unknown
83. “Life is better with a cheeseburger.” – Unknown
84. “The cheeseburger represents the classic, all-American meal.” – Rachael Ray
85. “In the beginning, there was nothing. God said, ‘Let there be light!’ And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Then God said, ‘Let there be a cheeseburger.’ And it was good.” – Unknown
86. “A cheeseburger is the canvas on which you paint your masterpiece.” – Unknown
87. “Cheeseburgers. That’s good stadium food.” – Dan Marino
88. “The cheeseburger is the epitome of all that is right in the world.” – Unknown
89. “A cheeseburger is happiness in a bun.” – Unknown
90. “I don’t know what heaven looks like, but I hope there are cheeseburgers.” – Unknown
91. “A cheeseburger is like a perfect marriage of flavors.” – Unknown
92. “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. If you want to make a cheeseburger from scratch, you must first create the universe, and then figure out how to put it between two buns.” – Unknown
93. “A cheeseburger is a work of art that’s meant to be eaten.” – Unknown
94. “The cheeseburger is the ultimate comfort food.” – Unknown
95. “Cheeseburgers are the American dream.” – Unknown
96. “The cheeseburger is a culinary masterpiece.” – Unknown
97. “A cheeseburger is like a warm hug for your taste buds.” – Unknown
98. “There’s no problem that a cheeseburger can’t solve.” – Unknown
99. “The perfect cheeseburger is a thing of beauty.” – Unknown
100. “Cheeseburgers make the world a better place.” – Unknown
101. Keep Calm. . .and eat beef! – Unknown
