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Ambrose BierceEgotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Winston ChurchillMy tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Jean AnouilhI like reality. It tastes like bread.

—  Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987, French playwright

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Nicolas Gomez Davila“Taste is relative” is the excuse adopted by those eras that have bad taste.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

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Friedrich NietzscheWhat is now decisive against Christianity is our taste, no longer our reasons.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Pablo PicassoAh, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Cyril ConnollyVulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste.

—  Cyril Connolly, 1903-1974, British writer

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John KeatsGive me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know.

—  John Keats, 1795-1821, English poet

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergIt is impossible to have bad taste, but many people have none at all.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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George EliotA difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Bertolt BrechtSometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Jean de La BruyèreBetween good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

—  Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer

André MalrauxIn literature, as in Life, one is often astonished by what is chosen by others.

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

W.H. AudenThe surest sign that a man has a genuine taste of his own is that he is uncertain of it.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Erica JongAlways do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Joseph De MaistreGood taste is the conscience of the beautiful and the beautiful is nothing but the conscience of the good taste.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Pierre Claude BoisteThe Epicurean finds all that is not excellent detestable.

—  Pierre Claude Boiste, 1765-1824, French lexicographer

Marty RubinSome people have such good taste they can't enjoy anything.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Susan SontagRules of taste enforce structures of power.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

Susan SontagIntelligence is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

Nicolas Gomez DavilaSensuality is a cultural legacy of the ancient world. Societies where the Greco-Roman legacy is being wiped out, or where it does not exist, only know sentimentalism and sexuality.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaThe taste of the masses is characterized not by their antipathy to the excellent, but by the passivity with which they enjoy equally the good, the mediocre, and the bad. The masses do not have bad taste. They simply do not have taste.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Latin Quotes

Latin phraseIn matters of taste, there can be no disputes.

De gustibus non est disputandum.

—  Latin phrase

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Funny Quotes

Fred AllenEnglish coffee tastes like water that has been squeezed out of a wet sleeve.

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

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