Famous Quotes & Sayings

Denis Diderot

Does not vanity itself cease to be blamable, is it not even ennobled, when it is directed to laudable objects, when it confines itself to prompting us to great and generous actions?

Denis Diderot

I have not the hope of being immortal, because the desire of it has not given me that vanity.

Alexander Smith

Vanity in its idler moments is benevolent, is as willing to give pleasure as to take it, and accepts as sufficient reward for its services a kind word or an approving smile.

William Shakespeare

Shine out fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass.

Charles Caleb Colton

Those who bequeath unto themselves a pompous funeral, are at just so much expense to inform the world of something that had much better be concealed; namely, that their vanity has survived themselves.

Charles Simmons

Those who obtain riches by labor, care, and watching, know their value. Those who impart them to sustain and extend knowledge, virtue, and religion, know their use. Those who lose them by accident or fraud know their vanity. And those who experience the difficulties and dangers of preserving them know their perplexities.

Charles Spurgeon

The Lord who cannot endure vain repetitions is equally weary of vain variations.

Al Pacino

Vanity is my favourite sin.

Al Pacino

Vanity: my favorite sin.

Erich Fromm

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

Chanakya

There is no disease so destructive as lust.

Baruch Spinoza

Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them.

Ava Gardner

So this was where lust was satisfied. If I'd been an old-time miner I'd have asked for my gold nugget back.

Brad Meltzer

Lust: Which senator once reached for a handkerchief in his pocket and proceeded to wipe his brow with a pair of women's panties?

C. S. Lewis

Lust is a poor, weak, whimpering, whispering thing compared with that richness and energy of desire which will arise when lust has been killed.

Alice Munro

The skin of everyday appearances stretched over such shamelessness, such consuming explosions of lust.

Alexander Pope

To what base ends, and by what abject ways, Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!

Christopher Meloni

If you take life at face value, it loses its luster pretty quickly. If you go after it, you get more out of it.

Steve Williams

Sea lions have the potential to severely deplete mature female sturgeon, which are their preferred prey. Those sturgeon represent the future of the species.

Johann G. Seume

Music is the key to the female heart.

Diane Kruger

Television is also a great tool for women. As you know, the best female roles are often on television, so it's a very exciting time. I've really embraced it. The pace is great, but also not so great sometimes. You feel like you have to make sure to pay attention, at all times, to not let anything slip through.

L'Aura Goldner

Growing up, there were two ghosts in my house, a male and female. They hung out in the basement. The male was more frightening, but the female was good.

Kym Whitley

I love female company. I love men, but women are different.

Jessica White

I have male friends. I'm the type of girl that always had male friends, more male friends than female friends. So just because you see me with the person doesn't mean that I'm kicking it with them, hanging out with them, or we're romantically involved in any way, shape or form.

Liza Minnelli

The male gay community seems to be very into female singers. I think it could be the songs we sing. They're more open with their feelings. And they have good taste!

Shirley Chisholm

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

Willa Holland

I think that at 21, I still look like I'm 17 years old, so I feel like I'm going to be playing teenagers for a while, and that's a very relatable stage in a teenage life for a female - that kind of rambunctious stage.