Denounce useless guilt. Don’t make a cult of suffering…

Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.

— Erica Jong

I guess, as they say, I never acquired a taste for [caviar].

— Carrie Fisher

I am against: general ideas / the nude / the appropriation of images / the mystification of the untitled / the glorification of artistic…

— Marlene Dumas

“Don't fill yourself with useless guilt. You are a product of the people who raised you, and the fact that you do feel remorse…

— Bethany Hagen

Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings.

— Eli Broad

At least in part, people are attracted to subjects where they can identify at a basic level with the people who do it. The…

— Margaret Geller

“I'm like kale; you know that leafy green stuff? I'm an acquired taste. You either hate me or love me. Either way, I really…

— Nicole Callesto

“Raw persimmon is an acquired taste," he said, handing me a slice, "but I have a feeling you'll like this one." I resisted the…

— Meg Donohue

One of my favorite Japanese foods is called natto. It's fermented soybeans. I grew up in Japan eating natto. It's definitely an acquired taste.…

— Mazie Hirono

“I'm not a purist. Coffee drinking minus cream and sugar is an acquired taste. I'm still not sure it isn't like telling chefs to…

— Kevin Sinnott

Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived. The truth is too complex and frightening; the taste for the truth is an acquired…

— Walter Kaufmann

I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.

— Tori Amos

I have always loved blizzards, if only because of the driving experience - which is definitely an acquired taste.

— Hunter S. Thompson

Maybe you could put it out there that I don't have a built-in dislike of ballads. That was kind of the reputation I had…

— Joe Perry

“I'm an acquired taste, he assured her, displaying one dimple, but addictive.”

— Stephanie Bond