#luxury

What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity. ↗

— Anthony Crosland

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I love everything from old-school cars to whatever the latest muscle or luxury vehicles are. ↗

— Ludacris

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The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do. ↗

— Leontyne Price

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I want to glide in a world of beauty,’ I said. ‘To be carried away into a world of luxurious things. ↗

— James Lusarde

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Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

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The quasi-peaceable gentleman of leisure, then, not only consumes of the staff of life beyond the minimum required for subsistence and physical efficiency, but his consumption also undergoes a specialisation as regards the quality of the goods consumed. He consumes freely and of the best, in food, drink, narcotics, shelter, services, ornaments, apparel, weapons and accoutrements, amusements, amulets, and idols or divinities. ↗

— Thorstein Veblen

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