#luxuries

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#give #life #luxuries #necessaries #us

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming. ↗

— Garrison Keillor

#air conditioning #barbarians #brought #coming #conditioning

Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hinderances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#poor #thoreau #wise #life

Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack these luxuries. How do you practice without such tryout venues? ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#generation #had #how #lack #libraries

Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have. ↗

— Kirk Gibson

#luxuries #now #schools #slides #things

We have no right to luxuries while the poor want bread. ↗

— Thomas Day

#luxuries #poor #right #want #while

The biggest difference for me is momentum. On a smaller film you get to shoot sometimes four or five scenes a day and you've got to do the tight schedule. I think I really feel the luxuries of a big budget film. ↗

— Joel Edgerton

#big budget #biggest #biggest difference #budget #budget film

It is common to distinguish necessaries, comforts, and luxuries; the first class including all things required to meet wants which must be satisfied, while the latter consist of things that meet wants of a less urgent character. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

#character #class #comforts #common #consist

Playing Christ, I began to feel shut away from the world. A newspaper became one of my biggest luxuries. I noticed that some of my close friends began treating me with reverence. ↗

— Max von Sydow

#became #began #biggest #christ #close