Quotes About Self-indulgence

Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than with theperson they love.

A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.

I wanted to. I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.

There's a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.

The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.

Don't reach for the halo too soon. You have plenty of time to enjoy yourself, even a little maliciously sometimes, before you settle down to being a saint.

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.

You just can't complain about being alive. It's self-indulgent to be unhappy.

Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.

People don't listen to karaoke, they endure it until it is their turn. It is the singularly most self-indulgent form of entertainment available.

American culture is so appallingly superficial, fixated on celebrities, entertainment, sports, and self-indulgence.

Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must be cantankerous and objectionable in order to be bright; that ego is paramount over skill; that one can rise to a level from which one can tell the reader to go to hell. These myths, if believed, can ruin you. If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.

When you and I are inclined to nestle down in indolence and self indulgence. God "stirs up our nests" and bids us fly upward.

Lately, I just let myself eat it more because I think, 'Oh, my God, a piece of cheese tastes so good'. I think it's your body telling you something.

My native land is a slave of heathenism, men's god is their belly, and they live only for the present. The richer a man, the holier.

So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.

If we get a 3D printer at the office, the first thing I'm printing with it is a new 3D printer just for me!

A hookup is no more of a commitment than jacking yourself off. It's convenient, easy and you can go back to watching your collection of Broadway musicals when you're done.

'Dead Air' is full of rants; it's a rant-based book. Yes, it's self-indulgence. I plead guilty; mea culpa.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

I don't feel guilty about any of my pleasures.

Go out one day and treat yourself. Go out and have the best sushi you can find, or go to the best barista in your city and have just a cup of cappuccino, and tell yourself that you deserve this. I think that is very empowering.

Among monks generally there was a long-standing movement for reform of old institutions that had slipped into idleness and self-indulgence.