“Civilized life begins with a boiled egg sitting upright in an egg cup.”

“Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!”

Terry Pratchett book Night Watch

“It's not going to change the world. But neither did the egg-cup.”

Karl Pilkington (1972) English television personality, social commentator, actor, author and former radio producer

“I have never eaten a boiled egg, but I have had a soldier or two.”

Nigel Slater (1958) English food writer, journalist and broadcaster

“The ultimate truth… If an egg is broken by an outside force, a life ends. If broken by an inside force, a life begins. You will find all the treasures of life, all the secrets of life inside you. Stop looking outside. Break the egg from inside, let life begin.”

Ralph Smart

“If an egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.”

Unknown author

“It's terrible
the faint sound of a hard boiled egg firmly cracked on a tin counter
it's terrible this faint sound
when it stirs the memory of a starving man”

Jacques Prevért (1900–1977) French poet, screenwriter

“Remember, people will judge you by your actions not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold but so does a hard-boiled egg.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

“The chicken is only an egg’s way for making another egg.”

Richard Dawkins (1941) English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author

“[holds up an egg] This is AIDS. AIDS is as real as an egg.”

Sarah Silverman (1970) American comedian and actress