Indulgent Quotes

106 quotes by 98 authors

Being a vegan is a first-world phenomenon, completely self-indulgent. — Anthony Bourdain
In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the… — Christian Nestell Bovee
For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent. — Diablo Cody
You do not know the unfathomable cowardice of humanity...servile in the face of force, pitiless in the face of weakness, implacable before blunders, indulgent before… — Niccolo Machiavelli
If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder:… — Sun Tzu
The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use; of how to get men of power… — John F. Kennedy
No marvel if the worldling escape earthly afflictions. God corrects him not. He is base born and begot. God will not do him the favour… — Joseph Hall
Unlike some people who have experienced the loss of an animal, I did not believe, even for a moment, that I would never get another.… — Cleveland Amory
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent. — Madame de Stael
There is nothing indulgent about the Moral Law. It is as hard as nails. If God is like the Moral Law, then He is not… — C.S. Lewis
A Jew cannot be a true patriot. He is something different, like a bad insect. He must be kept apart, out of a place where… — Wilhelm II
Say I feel all sad and self-indulgent, then get stung by a wasp, my misery feels quite abstract and I long just to be in… — Russell Brand
We always believe God is like ourselves, the indulgent think him indulgent and the stern, terrible. — Joseph Joubert
But our waste problem is not the fault only of producers. It is the fault of an economy that is wasteful from top to bottom-a… — Wendell Berry
To what faults do you feel most indulgent? To the ones that arise from urgent material needs. — Christopher Hitchens
The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. — John F. Kennedy
I believe in the soul ... the small of a woman's back, the hanging curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag… — Kevin Costner
Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority… — Phil Jackson
Actually, I find it embarrassing being a pop star. I prefer it when people just treat me like anybody else, although occasionally there is a… — Michael Hutchence
... be indulgent toward those who ... are afraid of the aloneness that you trust. — Rainer Maria Rilke

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