Acquired taste Quote by Leslye Walton

In the Classical tradition, deriving from ancient Greece and Rome, beauty was perceived as the means by which the artist captured the viewer's eye…

— John Walford

“Beauty is where it is perceived. When I see the sun shinning on the woods across the pond, I think this side the richer…

— Henry David Thoreau

Every woman is beautiful in her own way and I don't know why people have norms and ideas on how beauty is perceived.

— Diana Penty

Great beauty is often perceived by human senses as pain.

— Susan Kay

As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained.

— Arthur Cayley

Beauty may be perceived in any scene by one with sympathy and understanding. Beauty is in the mind.

— Walter J. Phillips

“Raw persimmon is an acquired taste," he said, handing me a slice, "but I have a feeling you'll like this one." I resisted the…

— Meg Donohue

One of my favorite Japanese foods is called natto. It's fermented soybeans. I grew up in Japan eating natto. It's definitely an acquired taste.…

— Mazie Hirono

“I'm not a purist. Coffee drinking minus cream and sugar is an acquired taste. I'm still not sure it isn't like telling chefs to…

— Kevin Sinnott

Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived. The truth is too complex and frightening; the taste for the truth is an acquired…

— Walter Kaufmann

I guess, as they say, I never acquired a taste for [caviar].

— Carrie Fisher

I know I'm an acquired taste - I'm anchovies. And not everybody wants those hairy little things.

— Tori Amos