Taste Quotes

2906 Taste quotes by 1919 unique authors

I think probably Australians have just a little more taste than most people. — Neil Diamond
Smell and taste differentiate, whereas language, like sight and hearing, integrates. — Michel Serres
To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that? — Bonaventure
Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them. — Benjamin Disraeli
I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each… — Buddy Rich
Sex is the great leveler, taste the great divider. — Pauline Kael
Sex without pain is like food without taste — Marquis de Sade
What culture lacks is the taste for anonymous, innumerable germination. Culture is smitten with counting and measuring; it feels out of place and uncomfortable with… — Jean Dubuffet
Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action. — Jerome Bruner
There was no time for scholarly details, and, besides, I have always believed that a man can fairly be judged by the standards and taste… — Hunter S. Thompson
Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. — John Cheever
The moment good taste knows itself, some of its goodness is lost. — C.S. Lewis
Only He who really lived a human life (and I presume that only one did) can fully taste the horror of death. — C.S. Lewis
The empathic understanding of the experience of other human beings is as basic an endowment of man as his vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell — Heinz Kohut
It's no use telling us that something was 'mysterious' or 'loathsome' or 'awe-inspiring' or 'voluptuous.' By direct description, by metaphor and simile, by secretly evoking… — C.S. Lewis
If a symbol should be discovered in a painting of mine, it was not my intention. It is a result I did not seek. It… — Marc Chagall
Taste is changing, style is changing, and players abilities are changing. — Neville Marriner
Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist. I have one ambition: that is to have good taste. — Jean Patou
I love and admire everyone who is different. I love that. The 'jet set' is banal. 'Good taste' is banal. Eccentricity is chic. Good taste… — Jean Paul Gaultier
It has become apparent that art can have a startling impact without really being or saying anything startling — or new. The character itself of… — Clement Greenberg
If we are prepared to take the life of another being merely in order to satisfy our taste for a particular type of food, then… — Peter Singer
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food. — Confucius
What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and,… — William Makepeace Thackeray
You're the ruler of the universe. Try to show a little taste! — Ed Wood
When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad taste… — Jesse Owens

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