“Coffee: The most important meal of the day” is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” is the usual form of the saying.
 
“Dawn (who thinks coffee is the most important meal of the day)” was posted on the newsgroup pdx.singles on September 16, 1996. “Coffee—the most important meal of the day” was posted on the newsgroup alt.smokers.cigars on March 17, 1997.
   
“Coffee is the most important meal of the day, dear” was said by the character Lila on the television soap opera General Hospital and posted on the newsgroup rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc on January 27, 1998.
 
   
Google Groups: pdx.singles
Restaurants
Dawn Taylor
9/16/96
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Dawn
(who thinks coffee is the most important meal of the day)
 
Google Groups: alt.smokers.cigars
blazer reliability
Coles
3/17/97
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Brian “waiting to exhale” Cole
“Coffee—the most important meal of the day”
 
Google Groups: rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc
GH: The lovely Lila…
Scott/Michelle Tiesma
1/27/98
Does it again with the best line of the week:
 
“Coffee is the most important meal of the day, dear”
 
That’s my new motto!!!  She just rocks!
 
Google Groups: rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc
GH: The Week in Review 1/26 Pt. 3 of 3
Amy McWilliams
3/8/98
V.  The Quartermaines
A.  A Typical Quartermaine Morning
 
Lila:  “Coffee is the most important meal of the day.”
     
Google Books
It Was a Typical Day in West Hartford
By David White
Lulu Publishing (Lulu.com)
2007
Pg. 3:
Coffee: The Most Important Meal of the Day
Coffee is a big deal in West Hartford.
 
Google Books
The Redemption of Daniel Macallister
By Janine Abbot
San Francisco, CA: Dreamlight Publishing
2008
Pg. 67:
“Coffee is the most important meal of the day. It’s important to do it right.”
 
Twitter
m1k3y‏
@m1k3y
Ah Coffee - the most important meal of the day
5:54 PM - 15 Jun 2008
   
Twitter
David R. Darrow‏
@thepaintingguy
Coffee: the most important meal of the day.
12:08 PM - 21 Jan 2009
 
Bobbi’s Blog
Coffee is the most important meal of the day.
Posted on January 31, 2012
 
Curated Quotes
THE 75 BEST QUOTES ABOUT COFFEE
Curated by: Tammy Lamoureux from lamourfoto.com
Last updated: 03/6/15
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Coffee. The most important meal of the day.
—Unknown
 
Google Books
Falling for the Rancher
By Tanya Michaels
Don Mills, ON: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
2016
Pg. 202:
“Most of my culinary skills center around coffeemakers and grills.”
 
She laughed. “Well, coffee is the most important meal of the day.”
 
Loud Life
30 Inspiring Quotes For Coffee-Lovers
posted by Khouloud on 2:20 AM, July 30, 2016
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13- Coffee is the most important meal of the day.
 
Sizzle
COFFEE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY MORNING EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD ONE ~Q~ MEME
MEMES COFFEE GOOD 🤖 ONE DAY GOODNESS IMPORT GOOD ONE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY MEAL HAVE A GOOD ONE
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askIDEAS
65 TOP COFFEE QUOTES AND SAYINGS
Published on October 16, 2016
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33. Coffee the most important meal of the day
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