Indulgent Quotes

106 Indulgent quotes by 95 unique authors

I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth or reason. They… — Ayn Rand
And the flesh is that reprehensible preference for self that lurks within every one of our hearts. It is that base and selfish instinct to… — Eric Ludy
Their talk was endless, compulsive, and indulgent, sometimes sounding like the remains of the English language after having been hashed over by nuclear war survivors… — Douglas Coupland
Following your bliss is not self-indulgent, but vital; your whole physical system knows that this is the way to be alive in this world and… — Joseph Campbell
For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace. The city looked inward, sealed off from the noises and distractions of the world at… — John Berendt
Death, it seems," Garp wrote, "does not like to wait until we are prepared for it. Death is indulgent and enjoys, when it can, a… — John Irving
The self-indulgent man craves for all pleasant things... and is led by his appetite to choose these at the cost of everything else. — Aristotle
Even though sugar was very expensive, people consumed it till their teeth turned black, and if their teeth didn't turn black naturally, they blackened them… — Bill Bryson
You've never had a hamburger before?" asks Christine, her eyes wide. "No," I say. "Is that what it's called?" "Stiffs eat plain food," Four says,… — Veronica Roth
It is only necessary to grow old to become more charitable and even indulgent. I see no fault committed by others that I have not… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods, And day by day the dead leaves fall and melt, And night by night the monitory blast… — William Allingham
There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us be… — Francois Fenelon
My secret indulgent food is dessert. I have an incredible sweet tooth - chocolate pudding with vanilla ice-cream or trifle and pavlova. I do love… — Deborra-Lee Furness
People apparently only read mystery stories of any length. With mysteries, the longer the better, and people will read any damn thing. But the indulgent,… — Cormac McCarthy
American naturalism is what my indulgent actor side loves: a bit of Tennessee Williams, a bit of Clifford Odets, August Wilson - I would just… — Emilia Clarke
Most of the time, as an artist, I can be self-indulgent, fulfilling my own impulses, embracing imagery that contains poetry on my own terms, without… — Clifford Ross
You are not thinking hard enough if you are sleeping well. And you would have to be unhinged to take on a subject like the… — Simon Schama
I bristle at the implication that only with the help of a Big Six editor does a novel lose its self-indulgent aspects. Before the advent… — Jennifer Armintrout
Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute; we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled… — Karen Armstrong
And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a… — Stone Gossard
It's an embarrassment of riches because you have directors who don't better. You end up with so much stuff going on the screen that you… — John Dykstra
Creative people who have made their seemingly most self-indulgent artistic whims into a career. — Unknown Author
To understand everything makes one very indulgent. — Madame De Stael
Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself. — Joseph Joubert
Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot masturbate — Dave Barry

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