Gratuitous Quotes

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My moral compass swings far to the left, but when it comes to gratuitous violence, I have trouble. — Michael Biehn
Public charities and benevolent associations for the gratuitous relief of every species of distress, are peculiar to Christianity; no other system of civil or religious… — Charles Caleb Colton
I went in and said, "If I see one more gratuitous shot of a woman's body, I'm quitting . . . " I think the… — David Hasselhoff
A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a… — David Steindl-Rast
When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic is just naturally present then. We tend to feed on… — Tom Robbins
If everything in chemistry is explained in a satisfactory manner without the help of phlogiston, it is by that reason alone infinitely probable that the… — Antoine Lavoisier
Any punishment that does not correct, that can merely rouse rebellion in whoever has to endure it, is a piece of gratuitous infamy which makes… — Marquis de Sade
Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day. — William James
Government, on their part, are much disposed to favor the establishment of these large companies, and to give them privileges to the detriment of their… — Antoine Destutt de Tracy
I never want to do nudity thatâ€™s gratuitous. Girls look so much better in lingerie or a t-shirt and leave the rest up to the… — Ashley Benson
Constrained optimization is the art of compromise between conflicting objectives. This is what design is all about. To find fault with biological design - as… — William A. Dembski
In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the 8 hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous over eating is encouraged so that the… — Lloyd Kaufman
I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it… — Bobby Farrelly
Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I profoundly admire Aldous Huxley, both for his philosophy and uncompromising sincerity. But I disagree with his advocacy of 'the chemical opening of doors into… — Arthur Koestler
Theres nothing gratuitous about my films. — Dario Argento
Life is not found in commandments or declarations of penalties, but in the promise of mercy and only in a gratuitous promise. — John Calvin
An old essay by John Updike begins, 'We live in an era of gratuitous inventions and negative improvements.' That language is general and abstract, near… — John Updike
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. The acknowledgment of those virtues on which conscience congratulates us is a tribute that… — Samuel Johnson
As in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'?" The skull howled with laughter. "You just got your ass handed to you by a nursery tale?""I wouldn't… — Jim Butcher

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