Quotes About Luxury

The curse of every ancient civilization was that its men in the end became unable to fight. Materialism, luxury, safety, even sometimes an almost modern sentimentality, weakened the fibre of each civilized race in turn; each became in the end a nation of pacifists, and then each was trodden under foot by some ruder people that had kept that virile fighting power the lack of which makes all other virtues useless and sometimes even harmful.

Leave your wife and children, never have contact with them again, and I will give you a life of luxury. He sold his soul. And he'd done it with both eyes open.

We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but when once obtained, it is not in human natur' to surrender it voluntarily.

Southampton is for sporting rich; Bridgehampton is for nearly rich; East Hampton is for the very rich.

It's often hard for us to imagine going without some of our luxuries like travel, dining out, or Internet, much less our basic necessities like food and water. But try for a minute to imagine how life would be with such deprivations.

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

A pomegranate is filled with rubies when you open it up. Diamonds may be a girl's best friend - but not for me. I love rubies; they're great over necks, you know.

Big girls need big diamonds.

Luxury has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me. I would define it as something that isn't needed but improves your life.

Both films and TV have their compunctions, their positives and negatives. For example, I explored a character at great length in 'Maryada'... which can be the ultimate high for an actor, but I won't get this luxury as a film person.

I will never forget my first Valentino Haute Couture show.

I'll never give up my Dior mascara.

I live that lifestyle. I want to be the Robin Leach for the new generation, telling them what the hottest places are and where to go.

We are committed to investing in new technology so we can remain a leader in the online luxury business.

Not everyone necessarily needs new things all the time and creative designs. It's good to have luxury restaurants and fast-food restaurants. You need both.

Today, in the newspapers and magazines, the first sentence is, my restaurant is expensive.

Germans make nice cars.

Maybe I'll buy myself a nice Gucci bag.

When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house.

I was just always into nice cars and the experience that goes along with them.

I take showers, I don't like them because I like baths in very nice jacuzzi or garden tubs.

I allow myself one nice car.

You want to have a good job so you can make good money. You want to make good money so you can buy nice things. You want to have nice things so you can impress a nice woman.

If you want nice things, you have to pay for them.