There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.

Oscar Wilde

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.

Dean Acheson

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.

Tennessee Williams

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

G. K. Chesterton

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.

Lois McMaster Bujold

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

Hannah Arendt

We looked into what do you do to make a real luxury community. What are those buyers looking for? This is a trend we spotted a couple of years ago.

Sondra Guffey

The bottom line is we'll have luxury apartments, not ... warehouses.

Karl Brendle

If we don't do it now, our chances of acquiring beachfront land for beachfront parks will be extremely limited if not curtailed. Right now, as you know, most of the mom-and-pop hotels are being purchased and being converted into luxury condominiums.

Glenn Storch

Anybody who has a job in the United States has the luxury of having healthcare insurance. Almost everyone, because of the healthcare costs, has to begin contributing to that cost.

Richard Maloney

I think it's an affordable luxury. It's really an interesting form of entertainment.

Rich Melman

"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

Henry Ward Beecher

No one realized back then that it was a luxury to be able to spread it.

Rick Bishop

These two sleeping giants of mass chocolate have woken up to the fact that chocolate is not about mass — it's about class. It's a luxury experience.

Pam Danziger

I think the challenge in transforming an industrial brand into a luxury brand should not be underestimated.

Claire Kent

I've never been in love with the luxury tax. I think that goes without saying.

Billy Hunter

The tragic events of September 11 have clouded the global economic environment and trading conditions in the luxury goods industry.

Domenico De Sole

R.J. is a hell of a player. He's definitely more than capable. That's the luxury of having three guys like that -- because of games just like this one.

Scott Padgett

Today we are a runaway train that goes nowhere but luxury lane.

Patricia Harris

The height of progress, when people's propensity to strive for what is dispensable begins to interfere with what is indispensable, is called luxury.

Immanuel Kant

It's two teams who know nothing about each other. Here, we won't have the luxury of preparation.

Keith Walker

Japanese consumers are highly brand-conscious. If the goal [of Lexus in Japan] is to be a true luxury brand up against European premium brands, it won't be an easy task.

Tatsuo Yoshida

Losing Solomon for the last four minutes of the game was huge for us. We are not very deep so we don not have the luxury of having one or two of our better players getting in foul trouble.

Robert Mccullum

When your ass is on the block, politics is a luxury.

Steven Bochco

I think this gives you the luxury that you can use either one.

Tony Nathan

The luxury customer is still out there. Going into 2006 the luxury customer will continue to shop if the fashion and product are right.

Christine Chen

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

George Eliot

One of the great things about working at a large international law firm is the very deep resources. You have the luxury of taking on cases you've never handled before.

Dan Petrocelli

Well, it was a match, and I haven't slept in 2 1/2 weeks. We are going to have some fun. There are definitely some luxury vacations in our future.

Hugh Hawkins

Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.

Ted Morgan

What we don't have is the luxury of time for south county. So it's all the more important for them to get us information as soon as possible... to assure that we've had the proper due diligence.

Shannon Larocque

If we would have remodeled, we would have done major remodeling and turned them into luxury apartments.

Leroy Maxwell Jr

There are lots of good products in the luxury lines at department stores and there are lots of junk. The same with the drugstore brands.

Paula Begoun

In the luxury segment, if we just focused on fuel economy, that wouldn't be enough.

Bob Carter

The luxury market seems to be more resilient to changes in the economy, whether its gas prices or (other) things like that.

Stacey Widlitz

We're trying redefine Virginia Beach more as a luxury destination.

Richard Brooks

The problem is, ... we don't get the luxury of legislating ownership. That would kind of cure this problem that I'm struggling with.

John Evans

Any luxury company is susceptible to a slowdown in the U.S. or Japan. The macro issues are really more important for a luxury company.

Claire Kent

Here, we've developed an obsession for the long ball, just because we can. Other countries don't have that luxury, so they play a 'purer' form of baseball.

Ted Heid

Luxury comes at a dreadful cost, and... the edges of a gold card can be very sharp.

Jennifer Saginor

I think all the fans will enjoy the action-packed excitement of indoor football and also enjoy the luxury of the Hard Rock Live venue itself.

Oronde Gadsden

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

John Bright

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

Pierre De Coubertin

We don't have any choice. In weather like this, the luxury of air conditioning becomes something that's a matter of life and death.

Sandy Smith

I'm not saying it should be a luxury hotel, but we should treat them as worthy of being a person.

Vicky Gunderson

With so little time between now and November I don't know whether we have the luxury of letting players go early.

Stan Lazaridis

We liked the way it looked. It looks like a luxury car.

Brittany Campbell

The reality is, in most airports you don't have the luxury of that much space.

Mark Hatfield

They can go months before they do anything, and I told the minister we don't have that luxury anymore.

Herman Berfelo

It's not in the cards, ... to do an agreement that does not contain some sort of competitive balance [i.e., luxury] tax.

Rob Manfred

She (Hutchins) kept us off balance. We didn't hit the good pitches when she threw them. Then, after that, were behind in the count, chasing. That's what every pitcher wants. Tonight, we gave her that luxury.

Donovan Nelson

I have the difficulty and luxury of having five guys who could play one through five in the lineup. But it is obviously an important decision.

Andy Jackson

Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury that costs nothing.

Dodie Smith

They treat the luxury boxes as if it were a tailgate party.

Susan Williams

We no longer have the luxury of time. We can't afford this stalling game any longer.

Daniel Lashof

It feels like a luxury fiber. Michael is a fabric snob.

Nancy Mcgee

Frankly, that's one thing that may have changed. We've had the luxury of being able to fine-tune some things that might have been rolled out earlier with a primary.

Mike Beebe

She now has the luxury to explore her next step, because she got this package.

Andrea Kay

There will always be a luxury traveler... but by definition, if there are too many of them it starts to feel like a commodity. That automatically detracts from some of the opulence of it all.

Andrew Menkes

We don't have that luxury, if you will.

Don Smithburg

It's a luxury to have that type of player.

Heidi Michaelis

It's going to give me the luxury of not going to the first stage. It's going to change a lot, but I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing.

Dr. Michael Harris

And we don't have the luxury of locking ourselves into a system that does not have flexibility. A rail system would have that lack of flexibility.

Bruce Woodbury

From the hotel guest's side, you try to make the experience no different from a traditional luxury hotel.

John Fair

This will be a luxury product initially.

Jonathan Gaw

I think we're in a quiet time right now. Luxury can be in the fit.

Christopher Bailey

We don't have that luxury right now. We've got our top five out there and we're going to roll with it.

John Hunt

We are fortunate to have so much talent on the mound. It is a luxury. We won't burn kids out or overuse them.

Bryan Kramer

Everyone wants to drive a luxury brand even if it's not a particularly luxurious vehicle.

Karl Brauer

I would say on the football side we are talking about days [before an announcement]. On the business side, we have a little more luxury, but with football, we have to be committed all the way now.

Bernie Glieberman

I'm like an eight year old with the dressing-up box. I have the luxury of being able to change on a whim.

Kylie Minogue

They (gays and lesbians) not only have greater discretionary income, which can be used for luxury items like cars … But they have much more disposable time, time for travel and entertainment.

Howard Buford

I've always been after the trappings of great luxury. But all I've got hold of are the trappings of great poverty. I've got hold of the wrong load of trappings, and a rotten load they are too, ones I could have very well done without.

Peter Cook

It is not a luxury beachfront home but a well-maintained simple house.

Carol Kaneshiro

He wants to consolidate the acreage into one unit and use the land, which is currently zoned R-1, to build up to 300 luxury condos on about 50 of the acres.

Keith Martin

We don't have the luxury to lose.

Fatih Terim

The Cadillac Web site really is the Cadillac of luxury auto Web. Competitors in the luxury auto industry can learn something about customer satisfaction and the online customer experience from Cadillac.

Bonny Brown

A year ago I had the luxury of being able to project 90 percent of our lineup in the off-season.

Frank Chumbley

The benefit of the pre-season cup is having the luxury to send a 28-man squad to cover all bases.

Garry Davidson

It guarantees downtown will have only luxury or subsidized housing, which ... will not make a healthy neighborhood.

Kate Joncas

We don't buy luxury or extra items but we buy necessities.

Greg James

I absolutely hate it, but in a time of budget cuts we have to look at things that are considered luxuries. It's a non-required luxury. This is a very difficult thing to do. It's a hard decision to make, but it's got to be done.

Kathy Nevill

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Charles Kingsley

It's something I didn't even think twice about. But I have the luxury because I own my own business.

Miguel Ojeda

(Jenkins) had some foot problems, and he'll be the first one to tell you he didn't have a good camp. We didn't have the luxury of keeping him around longer. It's just bad timing, and it's unfortunate. I really didn't get a good look at him.

Marty Hammond

He's a weapon, ... You know you're going to flip the field every time he steps out there. Also, he's a very good directional punter. He allows us a lot of luxury there.

Greg Davis

That's a luxury that we're glad to have. Absolutely. That's great for the program, being able to build.

Bill Unzicker

It's a luxury having Chris.

Craig Hodges

This is an important expansion for the company, while we talk a lot about technology and what we learn from our data, it all comes down to preserving and expanding the luxury experience.

Joseph White

The nice thing about this team is our depth is so good. There's absolutely no hesitation to go the bench and play all the kids. We've not had this much talent on the same team ever before. It's a nice luxury to have as a coach.

Todd Hansen

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

Charlie Chaplin

We have everything you can find at a Strip casino but we have $5 tables. That's who we are -- that's our brand. It's affordable luxury.

Patrick Fitzgerald

They really have evolved to become these luxury palaces floating on water.

Mike Harris

A luxury home has to be immaculate, absolutely spotless.

Richard Dorn

Heat is not a luxury. It is an absolute must-have.

Joe Gallagher

We don't have that luxury.

Jerry Schmitt

My job affords me the luxury of having help. I don't feel exhausted, I feel lucky.

Kelly Ripa

I don't see a demand for more luxury rooms near the convention center. Three, four or five years from now that might change.

Richard Kessler

We had the luxury of having six of our guy divers here along with our 25 girls. We got really loud and we had a lot to cheer about. We kept cheering about anything and everything, and before long we just got on a roll. It is amazing what can happen when people believe that anything is possible. It is just an amazing feeling.

Neil Harper

We needed to try and run the ball to keep Logansport off the field, and you can see why because of how good they are offensively. We weren't able to do that and got behind, and then we didn't have the luxury of being able to run the ball.

Rief Gilg

A lot of people who have embraced luxury today are first-timers. We are a nouveau country.

Tarun Tahiliani

There are a lot more high-end homes in the area. When you have an average home price of more than $400,000, people have more money to spend on luxury homes.

Susan Lowe

It is a center that provides entertainment in the way of restaurants and bars, and at least 12 luxury apartments that will be condominium quality.

Frank Pickering

It's certainly a boon to the luxury business.

Dana L. Telsey

It's not like the spa luxury experience. It's more like an outdoor-adventure experience for those willing to get a little dirty and brave the cold.

Logan Dance

Time is not a luxury anymore. Everybody needs to be held accountable.

Jose Ibarra

We're going to have a strong battery. Our pitching gives us the luxury of a lot of good innings defensively.

Bill Alexander

He had his dose of war in Korea. He thought that by joining the Air Force it would allow him to stay in one place. The Air Force afforded him the luxury of being in San Antonio for 10 years.

Jay Steindl

Denim has a luxury feel with added details, updated shapes and a variety of washes.

Francine Crocker

This is very high-end luxury. Everything you could want -- lock and go.

Steve Rosenthal

This is going to be a good test. Everything we've looked at says there's a market for a luxury truck.

John Fitzpatrick

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements in life, when all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Charles Kingsley

Every luxury was lavished on you - atheism, breast-feeding, circumcision. I had to make my own way.

Joe Orton

Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.

Martin Fraquhar Tupper

We go to the guy who already has the contract and can deliver the product. I know that's hard for some businesses to hear. But we really don't have the luxury to wait.

Michael Logue

She's a phenomenal athlete and this year we're going to have the luxury of being able to keep her at the off-guard position.

Lisa Bluder

This is not like the submarines you see in the movies. It's really a luxury yacht that dives to 1,000 feet.

Ginger Reeder

Most of the buyers of luxury homes in Humboldt County are local.

Richard Dorn

That's a luxury. We've been getting rid of necessities and now we're adding a luxury.

Tim Ray

That's (full roster) a luxury we haven't had in so long.

Glenn Patrick

Good times are back for the luxury industry. Values are higher, the companies are generating cash, it's a good time to invest.

Michael Zaoui

We have the luxury of having a 24-hour news channel that was providing wall to wall coverage. If news felt was a break-in was warranted, it would have happened.

Lou D'ermilio

We've had some unfortunate breaks. We don't have the luxury to blow another game because we're worried about the past.

Kevin Kruger

I have the luxury of having a head-coach caliber assistant coach. He knows our tradition and focuses in on the defense. He's unpaid and is greatly appreciated.

Rocky Gibson

For us to make a deal, there has to be a luxury tax in it.

Rob Manfred

Anytime we can have a four-point lead and those guys haven't scored a point, that's a luxury.

Greg Mcdermott

There have been games this season when we've played 12 people. We've never had that luxury.

John Mcneley

Luxury may possibly contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.

Henry Home

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Edward Abbey

Californians are very demanding people, very acquainted with luxury goods.

Marco Mattiacci

They are attuned to fashion nuances in Europe. Also, Timberland is perceived as something of a luxury product in Europe and Asia.

John Shanley

We no longer have the luxury of being exclusive. We have to learn more about their country. They have to learn more about ours.

Sen. Joan Menard

Relatively few manufacturers have the luxury to choose a different product mix based on energy prices.

Colin Masson

It's a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you don't have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own.

Julian Schnabel

I don't have the luxury of the firsthand historical knowledge that you have. You'll probably find the same thing with the board.

Fred Harris

Socialist democracy is not a luxury but an absolute, essential necessity for overthrowing capitalism and building socialism.

Ernest Mandel

We're not looking to go high-end luxury. It would be below where 11 East or the Carling would go.

Erik Smith