Samuel Johnson Quotes
Every state of society is as luxurious as it can be. Men always take the best they can get.

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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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A month alone would make me so happy. Not good for my dating prospects.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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Some people collect vintage cars, I collect Birkins. The leather ones are £20,000.
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
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I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.
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I love the smell of shampoo on a girl's hair. You can walk past someone and be like, 'Wow, you took a shower this morning, didn't you? Because you smell lovely.'
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Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them.
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All the suits I buy have to be tailored, no matter what. But it's not just because of my height; it's because I've been skating for so long. My waist is very small, but my legs are just huge. Most really nice suit makers are Italian, and usually they make suit pants for Italian men. I'm like, 'Those Italians must have pretty skinny legs.'
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The only real difference between me and chocolate pudding is that I am not a black man.
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Every state of society is as luxurious as it can be. Men always take the best they can get.