Christine Baranski Quotes

I drink exactly as much as I want, and one drink more.

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

Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be run away with. We must keep the reins.

I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?

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

The point of drinking in moderation is that sometimes you don't drink in moderation.

I don't believe in depriving yourself of things you want.

A fabulous pair of shoes? I have to have willpower.

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

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it.

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.

It's unrealistic not to be able to indulge.

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 eat a ton of pasta or bread. But I eat dessert almost every night, and I drink. You need a bit of balance, and I've found mine.

restraint equals indulgence

'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.

Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

Restraint is the golden rule of enjoyment.

Eating everything you want is not that much fun. When you live a life with no boundaries, there's less joy. If you can eat anything you want to, what's the fun in eating anything you want to?

Sensuality not only debases both body and mind, but dulls the keen edge of pleasure.

Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?

It dawned upon me that fasting could be made as powerful a weapon of indulgence as of restraint

We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them.