Grace Jones Quotes

Comfort, however, easily merges into license.

The sweetest pleasures soonest cloy, And its best flavour temperance gives to joy.

I was fortunate to get a lot of mileage out of my vices . . . The point is not to be debilitated by your pleasures. Maybe I have lucky genes or something but I've never been truly addicted to anything, except pleasure in general.

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.

My whole mentality is that I eat what I want within moderation, and I have a little bit of everything. If you deprive yourself, you get moody and unhappy, and you have to enjoy life.

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.

Sex is like money; only too much is enough.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane.

I say 'no' to nothing, 'yes' to moderation. That's how I approach everything. No matter if it's candy or foie gras. When you have the real deal, you're satisfied with that one bite. I say go full throttle and call it a day.

A 'treat' is different from a 'reward,' which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that we give to ourselves just because we want it. Treats give us greater vitality, which boosts self-control, which helps us maintain our healthy habits.

All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening.

What youth considers liberation, maturity considers tasteless excess.

Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty.

It's a balance. But you have to have your cheat day; you have to take your time to have the pleasure. Otherwise, what's the point?

That I be not as those are who spend the day in complaining of headache and the night in drinking the wine which gives the headache!

I make sure I eat well without depriving myself of the things that I love: a cheeseburger and fries, creamy white-truffle pasta, bowls of ice cream. Everything in moderation, but I indulge at least three times a week.

I'm not one of those regimental people who never eats certain things - that's not life. You've got to live; you've got to eat what you want and treat yourself.

It's unrealistic not to be able to indulge.

Just because I work out and eat healthy doesn't mean I don't let myself have fun.

Will I still get a slice of pizza? Will I drink a beer or two? Absolutely. You still have to live, but I try to do things in moderation.

I don't believe in depriving myself; it's an unhealthy state of mind.

Aim to eat healthy six days out of the week, and then enjoy what I call a 'super splurge' on the seventh day. It helps you enjoy yourself and not feel so deprived, so you're ready to recommit to healthy eating the following week.

I grew up in a household where the FryDaddy was always bubbling, and butter and salt were never in short supply. I've never been one to choose the healthy option over the non-healthy option if the healthy option was lacking in taste. I believe a little bad is good for you from time to time. When it comes to maintaining a healthy soul, nothing beats traveling.