#luxury

You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#doing #doing good #exert #giving #good

I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us the luxury of giving away military force as an important tool of foreign policy. ↗

— Robert Kagan

#avoid #away #believe #better #force

Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels. ↗

— Ingvar Kamprad

#cars #drive #flashy #hotels #luxury

I think the older I get, the more I realize that the ultimate luxury is time. ↗

— Michael Kors

#i #i think #luxury #more #older

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#best #i #i think #luxury #privileged

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#any #like #love #love is #luxury

I think I'd like to stay anchoring because, number one, I'm learning a lot, and I love it when I'm learning. And number two, I also have the luxury of a stable life. ↗

— Linda Vester

#anchoring #because #i #i love #i think

I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#albeit #cost #failing #few #honourable

You shouldn't have to have money to have a luxury fragrance. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#luxury #money #you

We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#granted #luxury #many #people #take