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Lifestyle Quotes

"Screw chocolate. A good steak is where it's at."

"Screw chocolate. A good steak is where it's at."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Lifestyle, Preference, Food, Choice, Satisfaction

"The bed is just a decoration in a busy man's bedroom."

"The bed is just a decoration in a busy man's bedroom."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Lifestyle, Life, Work, Space, Simplicity

"You can either buy clothes or buy pictures," she said. "It's that simple. No one who is not very rich can do both. Pay no attention to your clothes and no attention at all to the mode, and buy your clothes for comfort and durability, and you will have the clothes money to buy pictures."

"You can either buy clothes or buy pictures," she said. "It's that simple. No one who is not very rich can do both. Pay no attention to your clothes and no attention at all to the mode, and buy your clothes for comfort and durability, and you will have the clothes money to buy pictures."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Lifestyle, Choice, Wealth, Values, Comfort

"Old wood best to burn old wine to drink old friends to trust and old authors to read."

"Old wood best to burn old wine to drink old friends to trust and old authors to read."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Lifestyle, Tradition, Experience, Wisdom, Trust

"Some days you live in pajamas, and your hair kind-of has that Albert Einstein look."

"Some days you live in pajamas, and your hair kind-of has that Albert Einstein look."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Lifestyle, Relaxation, Humor, Self-Care, Comfort

"I like to start slowly, and then ease up as the day progresses."

"I like to start slowly, and then ease up as the day progresses."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Lifestyle, Patience, Time, Day, Life

"There was a sort of gallery structure in the roof space which held a bed and also a bathroom which you could actually swing a cat in. But only if it was a reasonably patient cat and didn't mind a few nasty cracks about the head."

"There was a sort of gallery structure in the roof space which held a bed and also a bathroom which you could actually swing a cat in. But only if it was a reasonably patient cat and didn't mind a few nasty cracks about the head."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Lifestyle, Space, Home, Life, Humor

"There is no night life in Spain. They stay up late but they get up late. That is not night life. That is delaying the day. Night life is when you get up with a hangover in the morning. Night life is when everybody says what the hell and you do not remember who paid the bill. Night life goes round and round and you look at the wall to make it stop. Night life comes out of a bottle and goes into a jar. If you think how much are the drinks it is not night life."

"There is no night life in Spain. They stay up late but they get up late. That is not night life. That is delaying the day. Night life is when you get up with a hangover in the morning. Night life is when everybody says what the hell and you do not remember who paid the bill. Night life goes round and round and you look at the wall to make it stop. Night life comes out of a bottle and goes into a jar. If you think how much are the drinks it is not night life."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Lifestyle, Nightlife, Fun, Reality, Escape

"If I can't garden in it, then I won't wear it."

"If I can't garden in it, then I won't wear it."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Lifestyle, Gardening, Identity, Choice, Life

"Your life should always come with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry on top."

"Your life should always come with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry on top."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Lifestyle, Life, Joy, Happiness, Celebration

"I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind. Those who have both, have it all."

"I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind. Those who have both, have it all."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Lifestyle, Leisure, Peace, Life, Balance

"Poverty's simplicity has an inexpensive beauty rooted in it, which the rich can never afford to buy."

"Poverty's simplicity has an inexpensive beauty rooted in it, which the rich can never afford to buy."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Lifestyle, Poverty, Simplicity, Beauty, Values

"I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band."

"I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band."

Taylor Swift, American Musician

Lifestyle, Music, Taste, Attitude, Culture

"Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude."

"Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Lifestyle, Attitude, Survival, Humor, Needs

"A bachelor, a studio, those were the names for that kind of apartment. Separate entrance it would say in the ads, and that meant you could have sex, unobserved."

"A bachelor, a studio, those were the names for that kind of apartment. Separate entrance it would say in the ads, and that meant you could have sex, unobserved."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Lifestyle, Privacy, Sex, Freedom

"Always try to live in a wonderful world where the sun is always shining, flowers are always blooming, birds are always singing, and you are always busy with a joyful life."

"Always try to live in a wonderful world where the sun is always shining, flowers are always blooming, birds are always singing, and you are always busy with a joyful life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Lifestyle, Optimism, Joy, Nature, Happiness

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