Decadence Quotes

71 Decadence quotes by 65 unique authors

When you showed someone how you felt, it was fresh and honest. When you told someone how you felt, there might be nothing behind the… — Jodi Picoult
I wanted him to feel what I felt when I was with him: that incredible combination of comfort, decadence, and wonder; the knowledge that, with… — Jodi Picoult
The Stones suggested that if you dabble in decadence, you could turn into a devil-worshipping junkie. Paul McCartney suggested that if you mess around with… — Rob Sheffield
Rome tolerated every abominable practice, embraced every foul idea in the name of freedom and the rights of the common man. Citizens no longer carried… — Francine Rivers
Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating. — Fernando Pessoa
To have humanism we must first be convinced of our humanity. As we move further into decadence this becomes more difficult. — Thomas Pynchon
It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I think Illium can take care of himself.” “Not if he keeps flirting with you.” A fine, almost elegant tendril of heat, champagne and sunshine,… — Nalini Singh
The American system is a beautiful and durable thing, but flawed. I would like to think that this decadence is not sustainable, whether in the… — Mark Leibovich
The story of the decadence of the cathedral as a moral power, a spiritual energizer in civilization, is the sad but inevitable story of dogmatism.… — Jenkin Lloyd Jones
America may be unique in being a country which has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization. — John O'Hara
Nationhood is more likely to guarantee autocracy, decadence and corruption than real democracy. — Martin Dansky
I want my children to be bold,free,self-reliant and capable of changing the phase of that portion of the earth where they live. They may die… — Amun Djoleto
First of all, whoever didn't want to be a member of this association or the other association, was branded, you know, like a dangerous individualist,… — Milos Forman
History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably ritualized, always tends toward decadence — Camille Paglia
Your mind is sickly from Alzheimer's disease and decadence and debauchery killed your memories. — Megadeth
Give me your tired, give me your sick, give me your indulgence and decadence. He lied, they died, keep the peasants terrified — Unknown Author
Medicated, drama queen, picture perfect, numb belligerence. Narcissistic, drama queen, craving fame and all its decadence. — A Perfect Circle
Makin moves, settin precedence. Enterin your residence, the whole scene is decadence. — Q-tip
Its a celebration of black excellence. Black tie, black Maybachs. Black excellence, opulence, decadence. Tuxes next to the president. — Jay-Z
This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions twists all our arms collectively, but, if sweetness can win and it can then Ill be… — Ramandeep Singh

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