A strange species we are; we can stand anything God and nature can throw at us save only plenty. If I wanted to destroy a nation, I would give it too much, and I would have it on its knees, miserable, greedy, sick.
John Steinbeck to Adlai Stevenson
Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be?
From abundance springs satiety.
A good cook is a certain slow poisoner, if you are not temperate.
One's too many, and a hundred's not enough.
I hate feeling full, so Christmas is about the only time I really stuff myself.
Sitting on that couch eating and gaining 20 pounds isn't exactly fun - there's only so much you can do.
All excess is ill; but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous, and mad.
I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.
I've been offered private planes, and I'm like, 'No!'
When I first became recognizable from appearing on television, I abused my notoriety as much as I possibly could, at the expense of both my health and personal relationships.
Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment. They behaved accordingly, with a self-indulgence that was wholly rational, given their situation.
I'm a really extreme person, and balance is probably the hardest thing for me to maintain.
My problem is I'm an addictive personality. I can't have one coffee. I can't eat one piece of chocolate.
Excess always carries it's own retributions.
I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first.
One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
The crazy thing is I got all of these shoes, and probably 80 percent of them I've never worn before. I've worn all the glasses. I sleep in them, bend them up a little bit. Glasses are on all the time except when I'm at practice or at work.
My problem is I'm an addictive personality. I can't have one coffee. I can't eat one piece of chocolate. I can't have a little bit of drugs.
When evidence emerged that Clinton was a devoted mother, Margaret Carlson writing in 'TIME' found her guilty of 'yuppie overdoting on her daughter.'
I've done more travel than I need to in my lifetime.
If you want a baby, have a new one. Don't baby the old one.
I ended up moving to Miami and bartending, but the party atmosphere is a black hole down there. People party all the time, and if you're working in the industry, you're sleeping all day and at the club all night, day after day.
I mean, there's nothing wrong with a bit of glam, but do you know what? I'm not bothered about getting a reservation in the latest restaurant.
