Sometimes when we have so much going on, it’s easy to forsake the things that seem like personal luxuries – for example, our morning run. But it isn’t a luxury at all, when it is the thing that allows us and empowers us to face everything else.
It’s just weird that for some people, art is a luxury. My parents had no artistic outlet. Some people pass down music to their kids, but I couldn’t tell you what my mom’s or dad’s favorite song is. So when I started going out into the world, I was drawn to people who knew about movies, art, even fashion.
I don’t have the luxury of doing things privately.
We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.
I just have such a passion for artistic luxury items. I literally sometimes scream when it comes through the post for me.
It’s such a performance to bring stuff into America. It’s a great luxury when I am in England.
I had an idea for a technologically advanced luxury watch. I got involved in digital art and neon painting and put on shows of my work.
I do know I will enjoy family life. What I’ve seen from moms, or heard stories from people who became a parent, it’s such a consuming thing; it’s such a wonderful thing. I consider it an extreme luxury to have that time and to not have to do anything else, and just be with my kid.
I feel like a lot of my fans hold high expectations of me when it comes to inside the Octagon – not so much outside of the Octagon – but I feel like most of my performances are pretty dominant, so I don’t feel like I have the luxury to not perform in an extremely impressive fashion.
I want to spread the message in the U.S. that there are good philanthropists in China, and not all are crazy spenders on luxury goods.
At ‘SNL,’ we don’t have the luxury to perfect things. However a video turns out, that’s what we have to present. There’s a number of things that I’m super embarrassed by and wish didn’t air.
Heartbreak is a luxury in my opinion. In a lot of places in the world there’s no time for that. People are worried about how they’re going to get their next meal. There’s no time to cry over someone.
The reality is that front-line workers like restaurant servers, bus drivers and retail store clerks – whose jobs require person-to-person interactions – do not have the luxury of being able to ‘work from home.’
I’m pretty selective. I generally edit the contact sheets and then do work prints. Because I have my own lab and printers, I can afford the luxury of going through the contact sheets for black-and-white, making up work prints, seeing them big, and honing them down.
I think that in our part of the world, Scandinavia, we are one of the pioneers of showing that gastronomy can be something – high gastronomy can be something very, very present and doesn’t have to involve, you know, what is perceived as the normal luxury items that belong in a high gastronomy restaurant.
The luxury we have when we do a series is that we go through a long journey, and it keeps a lot of information and things to be revealed.
I did always say I wanted to infiltrate from within. That was always my reasoning behind going into partnership with a luxury group that uses a lot of leather in their products.
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman’s excellence?
With the influx of available cryptocapital that has become widely accessible, it’s going to be interesting to watch what happens next, because companies now have the luxury of raising enough money to build simultaneously a product, a company, and an ecosystem.
We have long noted Pelosi’s abuse of the perks of public office that granted her access to luxury military travel.
I don’t see myself as a crusading feminist filmmaker. Not at all. I have the luxury of coming from New Zealand and I’ve had moments in my life where being female is considered to be a tremendous advantage – emotionally, career-wise.
A lot of times I go to a comedy show, I sit there and wait for the comedian to run out of ideas and look at me and make an Asian joke. Which is very different for blacks and Latinos. You can’t say certain things because everyone is cognizant of when things are and should be offensive. Asians don’t have that luxury.
We should bring in an environmental attitude, and I think luxury should automatically be about sustainability and quality.
The rights of the individual are greatly prized in the developed world, but in many other regions they are considered a luxury reserved for the impossibly wealthy.
Just to be spontaneous and free is life’s biggest luxury and privilege when life is so busy.
Failure can teach you something, and as long as you’re moving very, very quickly, you’re going to start piling up the wins. Speed gives you the luxury to be able to fail.
The next generation of luxury consumers are much more socially conscious, and they look to invest in brands that see the world the way they do.
I think diamonds represent luxury, indulgence, and class. So any time you can incorporate a gift that is synonymous with all those attributes, you know the other person will love it. I would challenge someone to find something that better represents Valentine’s Day more than diamonds!
Most Americans actually need to have both people working, and it’s a luxury and something to celebrate if you can make a choice like this. And this choice isn’t for everyone. But it’s nice to not have to worry about what time does daycare close.
I only like luxury fashion. You have to decide where you stand. I like well-made, authentic clothes, well-crafted tailoring. I also like the dream and fantasy of luxury, the exception and rarity of it. I have no interest at all in fast retail. It is ambiguous.
I think Donald knows climate change is a serious threat – but he only cares about protecting his luxury coastal properties, not the rest of America. Observing his actions as they relate to his business interests offers the best insight into the man behind the bluster.
The luxury industry is being radically reshaped by technology-driven innovation.
The opulence and grandeur of a lot of period drama really helps you get into character and appreciate the luxury of good quality. If you’re fashion-minded in any way, you can’t help but be incredibly inspired and apply elements to your own style.
We loved the line ‘I’m a luxury… few can afford.’ It still makes me smile. It’s a jumper for people with a sense of style and a sense of humor.
The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.
I’d set out to Oman in search of luxury with culture and family-friendly adventure thrown in. And I found it.
I like simplicity; I don’t need luxury.
I hear luxury brand names, I cringe.
When I was playing, some people said I was a luxury player, but I was just a hard worker.
Scientists who study play, in animals and humans alike, are developing a consensus view that play is something more than a way for restless kids to work off steam; more than a way for chubby kids to burn off calories; more than a frivolous luxury.
Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.
As a writer, I always tend to take the liberty and the great artistic luxury of a composite form of writing.
I feel that we don’t have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how.
This is a privilege, what we get to do. To be able to tell stories. It’s a luxury. So I have a business-like approach to it, the same way I had with football.
The pressures of being an MP mean free time is a very rare luxury.
When I think about creating abundance, it’s not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it’s about creating a life of possibility. It is about taking that which was scarce and making it abundant.
Time is my biggest luxury. Finding time to do things outside of fashion, which I think for a designer is incredibly important.
The socialite is becoming more important in a luxury brand’s marketing strategy as she pulls in the ‘right kind of crowd.’
There’s definitely a luxury to the fluidity of not being a mega-star. I’ve done a ton of really, really odd, off-the-wall movies. There’s this movie I did called ‘Queens of Country’ a couple of summers ago that is so bananas, and if I was at a certain level, I probably would not have done that movie.
The folks who rock Uber value their time; they appreciate nice things with a taste of luxury and loathe inefficiency.
As a child growing up in Ireland, you would have to go to Dublin if you wanted to go to the luxury brands. And I remember my mother being too uncomfortable to go into some of those stores. I want to get rid of the barrier.
The luxury that I have is I’m not career-minded, I just live from one film to the next. For a time, I was making documentaries, and all my documentaries were winning awards and stuff, and then I lost interest in documentaries.
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
