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Decadent Quotes

I like this word decadent; all shimmering and purple and gold Picture Quote #1

The bigger the headquarters the more decadent the company Picture Quote #1

... of all the kinds of decay in this world, decadent purity is the most malignant Picture Quote #1

When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent Picture Quote #1

If me and my friends are feeling decadent, we go for afternoon tea Picture Quote #1

I love to bake! I have a huge sweet tooth, and I love to make things like zucchini muffins, you know, anything decadent like that. And I stand by the claim that chocolate can be good for you! I love having a good piece of dark chocolate, one that’s 70 percent or more cacao Picture Quote #1

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I tend to like order in almost every other aspect of my life, but for me, the process of writing is really chaotic and decadent and indulgent Picture Quote #1

Frontline love. It is our one hope for breaking down barriers and for restoring the sense of community, of caring for one another, that our decadent, impersonalized culture has sucked out of us Picture Quote #1

There’s something wildy decadent about the young-star lifestyle, and I just don’t really see the point. I got my partying out of my system in college Picture Quote #1

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action Picture Quote #1

Sultan Beyazid considered his father’s art collection decadent and ordered it sold at auction Picture Quote #1

Revolution comes when human beings set out to correct decadent institutions Picture Quote #1

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I am a communist and a worker, and I have lived in a decadent capitalist society where the workers are slaves Picture Quote #1

All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It’s like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love Picture Quote #1

I was raised in a solidly upper-middle class family who had really strong values and excess was not one of the things that my family put up with. And there’s something wildy decadent about the young-star lifestyle, and I just don’t really see the point Picture Quote #1

All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It’s like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love Picture Quote #1

We use fashion for status and to beautify and there’s nothing wrong with that, but when it becomes completely unbalanced, then you’re living a decadent life. And when that happens on a global scale, you’re living in a decadent world Picture Quote #1

Once you’ve reached the point where you can pay rent, you can go to the vet and you can go to the grocery store, after that point it’s all the same. I don’t have the appetite for a decadent lifestyle Picture Quote #1

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Everyone in a decadent society, Lorrain urges, is guilty. Everyone loves masking murder and everyone takes masochistic pleasure in the risk of discovery and punishment Picture Quote #1

Marcel Eliade took the position that hallucinogenic shamanism was decadent, and Gordon Wasson, very rightly I believe, contravened this view and held that actually it was very probably the presence of the hallucinogenic drug experience in the life of early man that lay the very basis for the idea of the spirit Picture Quote #1

The terrorists believe that free societies are essentially corrupt and decadent and, with a few hard blows, they can force us to retreat. They are mistaken Picture Quote #1

Any talented decadent can make unreality believable. To make reality convincing is another matter, a matter for only the greatest masters Picture Quote #1

The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods Picture Quote #1

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests Picture Quote #1

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Cruelty practiced as a matter of social principle or public policy, and presented to the community as a means to a higher goal is the most obscene and decadent phenomenon of any civilization Picture Quote #1

If you’re a nice person and you work hard, you get to go shopping at Barneys. It’s the decadent reward Picture Quote #1

I don’t go to the sale rack. But I wouldn’t say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful Picture Quote #1

Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation Picture Quote #1

I believe that eating simple food in a healthy body with a clean conscience is more pleasurable, and infinitely more satisfying, then eating decadent food that makes you and your world ill Picture Quote #1

We shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on record. There will be electrifying overtures and unheard of concessions. The capitalist countries, stupid and decadent, will rejoice to cooperate in their own destruction. They will leap at another chance to be friends. As soon as their guard is down, we will smash them with our clenched fist Picture Quote #1

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I like this word decadent; all shimmering and purple and gold (Decadent Quotes) The bigger the headquarters the more decadent the company (Decadent Quotes) ... of all the kinds of decay in this world, decadent purity is the most malignant (Decadent Quotes) When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent (Decadent Quotes) If me and my friends are feeling decadent, we go for afternoon tea (Decadent Quotes) I love to bake! I have a huge sweet tooth, and I love to make things like zucchini muffins, you know, anything decadent like that. And I stand by the claim that chocolate can be good for you! I love having a good piece of dark chocolate, one that’s 70 percent or more cacao. (Decadent Quotes) I tend to like order in almost every other aspect of my life, but for me, the process of writing is really chaotic and decadent and indulgent (Decadent Quotes) Frontline love. It is our one hope for breaking down barriers and for restoring the sense of community, of caring for one another, that our decadent, impersonalized culture has sucked out of us (Decadent Quotes) There’s something wildy decadent about the young-star lifestyle, and I just don’t really see the point. I got my partying out of my system in college (Decadent Quotes) As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action (Decadent Quotes) Sultan Beyazid considered his father’s art collection decadent and ordered it sold at auction (Decadent Quotes) Revolution comes when human beings set out to correct decadent institutions (Decadent Quotes) I am a communist and a worker, and I have lived in a decadent capitalist society where the workers are slaves. (Decadent Quotes) All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It’s like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love (Decadent Quotes) I was raised in a solidly upper-middle class family who had really strong values and excess was not one of the things that my family put up with. And there’s something wildy decadent about the young-star lifestyle, and I just don’t really see the point. (Decadent Quotes) All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It’s like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love. (Decadent Quotes) We use fashion for status and to beautify and there’s nothing wrong with that, but when it becomes completely unbalanced, then you’re living a decadent life. And when that happens on a global scale, you’re living in a decadent world. (Decadent Quotes) Once you’ve reached the point where you can pay rent, you can go to the vet and you can go to the grocery store, after that point it’s all the same. I don’t have the appetite for a decadent lifestyle. (Decadent Quotes) Everyone in a decadent society, Lorrain urges, is guilty. Everyone loves masking murder and everyone takes masochistic pleasure in the risk of discovery and punishment. (Decadent Quotes) Marcel Eliade took the position that hallucinogenic shamanism was decadent, and Gordon Wasson, very rightly I believe, contravened this view and held that actually it was very probably the presence of the hallucinogenic drug experience in the life of early man that lay the very basis for the idea of the spirit. (Decadent Quotes) The terrorists believe that free societies are essentially corrupt and decadent and, with a few hard blows, they can force us to retreat. They are mistaken (Decadent Quotes) Any talented decadent can make unreality believable. To make reality convincing is another matter, a matter for only the greatest masters (Decadent Quotes) The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods (Decadent Quotes) As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests (Decadent Quotes) Cruelty practiced as a matter of social principle or public policy, and presented to the community as a means to a higher goal is the most obscene and decadent phenomenon of any civilization (Decadent Quotes) If you’re a nice person and you work hard, you get to go shopping at Barneys. It’s the decadent reward (Decadent Quotes) I don’t go to the sale rack. But I wouldn’t say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful (Decadent Quotes) Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation (Decadent Quotes) I believe that eating simple food in a healthy body with a clean conscience is more pleasurable, and infinitely more satisfying, then eating decadent food that makes you and your world ill (Decadent Quotes) We shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on record. There will be electrifying overtures and unheard of concessions. The capitalist countries, stupid and decadent, will rejoice to cooperate in their own destruction. They will leap at another chance to be friends. As soon as their guard is down, we will smash them with our clenched fist (Decadent Quotes)

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