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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.


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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
LORD CHESTERFIELD The position is ridiculous, the pleasure momentary and the expense damnable’, thus spake the monk ...
DR HITESH C SHETH Of children as of procreation - the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable...
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KELLY JONES And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three,...
MONTY PYTHON I make mistakes. That's what I do. I
speak without thinking, I act without
knowing. I d...
CANDACE BUSHNELL I don't think she's a lesbian. I think she just ran out of men. [Charlotte]
SEX AND THE CITY Puberty is a phase... fifteen years of rejection is a lifestyle. [Stanford]
SEX AND THE CITY Oh my God, she's fashion road-kill!
SEX AND THE CITY I love you, but I love myself more.
SEX AND THE CITY Maybe mistakes are what make our fate... without them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had ne...
SEX AND THE CITY Desperate Housewives.
SEX AND THE CITY Sean (while ice-skating with Carrie): I'm guessing it's easier to balance when you're not smoking.Ca...
SEX AND THE CITY I want you to look at me, connect with me. This is lovemaking, it's not a porno flick. [Maria]
SEX AND THE CITY I once was broken up with by a guy's doorman. 'I'm sorry Ms. Hobbes, Jonathan won't be coming down. ...
SEX AND THE CITY It's a slippery slope, Carrie. Without boundaries you never know what might happen. [Miranda]
SEX AND THE CITY the sort of person who'd back Proposition 14.
SEX AND THE CITY A stud is born! [Stanford]
SEX AND THE CITY Maybe we should get married.[Charlotte] Alrighty.[Trey]
SEX AND THE CITY My Zen teacher also said: the only way to true happiness is to live in the moment and not worry abou...
SEX AND THE CITY Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story.
SEX AND THE CITY No lady likes to dance or dine, accompanied by a porcupine. Burma Shave.
SEX AND THE CITY What's the big mystery? It's my vagina, not the sphinx! [Miranda]
SEX AND THE CITY the lights fade to black.
SEX AND THE CITY Yeah, I would love to. I don't know if I'd do another singing one.
SEX AND THE CITY Bellhop: "this is a non-smoking floor."Carrie: "I have an addiction sir!"
SEX AND THE CITY F*** me badly once, shame on you. F*** me badly twice, shame on me.
SEX AND THE CITY Hasty Pudding is no small potatoes (sorry to mix the food references), known for its famous alumni a...
SEX AND THE CITY I knew I wanted a handbag, but they were so pricey. I love Marc Jacobs.
SEX AND THE CITY All other documents in the Getty's possession that could in any way be relevant to the Italian inves...
SEX AND THE CITY 'Rome' vital to HBO TV empire.
SEX AND THE CITY Sex and the City.
SEX AND THE CITY Suicide is not glamorous and should not be portrayed in a glamorous light.
SEX AND THE CITY When an opportunity comes, I don't question it. I grab it, drop its ring on the nightstand and swing...
SEX AND THE CITY Having money isn't the answer but it makes your life a hell of a lot nicer. If you have the choice t...
SEX AND THE CITY Despite the fact that there are over eight million people on the island of Manhattan, there are time...
SEX AND THE CITY When Charlotte really liked somebody she said their whole name. It helped her picture their future m...
SEX AND THE CITY I love you but it's not my job to fix your finances. [Charlotte]
SEX AND THE CITY It took me a really long time to get here, but I'm here. Carrie, you're the one. [Mr.Big]
SEX AND THE CITY Life is not all about sex. [Samantha]
SEX AND THE CITY When Charles Dickens wrote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," I believe he must ...
SEX AND THE CITY From my experience, honey, if he seems too good to be true—he probably is. [Samantha]
SEX AND THE CITY Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. There was no one there.
SEX AND THE CITY Maybe all men are a drug. Sometimes they bring you down and sometimes, like now, they get you so hig...
SEX AND THE CITY My character, she's kind of gotten away with her looks, gotten away with her ability to charm people...
SEX AND THE CITY I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss - the perfect parent - or the perfect outfit. But...
SEX AND THE CITY Charlotte: So how are you?
Carrie: I'm good. How are you?
Charlotte: Great.
Carrie: I to...
SEX AND THE CITY I had often fantasized about running into my ex and his wife. But in those fantasies, I was running ...
SEX AND THE CITY From my experience, honey, if he seems too good to be true—he probably is. [Samantha]
SEX AND THE CITY I'm thinking balls are to men what purses are to women. It's just a little bag, but we feel naked in...
SEX AND THE CITY They practically chased me with torches like I was Fuckenstein! [Samantha]
SEX AND THE CITY Middle-Age Girls Gone Wild.
SEX AND THE CITY You in a threesome? You won't even wear a thong! [Samantha]
SEX AND THE CITY The only thing worse than a liar is a bad liar. [Lucy Liu]
SEX AND THE CITY It's my birthday. I'm officially old. [Carrie on her 35th Birthday]
SEX AND THE CITY You men have no idea what we're dealing with down there. Teeth placement, and jaw stress, and suctio...
SEX AND THE CITY But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with your...
SEX AND THE CITY Junkyard Wars.
SEX AND THE CITY Kitchen
SEX AND THE CITY Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely ...
SEX AND THE CITY You shouldn't have to sacrifice who you are just because somebody else has a problem with it.
SEX AND THE CITY I don't believe in the Republican party or the Democratic party. I just believe in parties. [Samanth...
SEX AND THE CITY I’ve done the merry-go-round, I’ve been through the revolving doors, I feel like I’ve met some...
SEX AND THE CITY There are no available men in their thirties in New York. Giuliani had them removed along with the h...
SEX AND THE CITY Men in their forties are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle: tricky, complicated, and y...
SEX AND THE CITY You wouldn't commit to a nice guy, given the option? [Carrie] I can't even commit to a long distance...
SEX AND THE CITY She can reach me, but I can't ever get her. [Big]
SEX AND THE CITY The Brady Bunch: The Complete Fourth Season
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SEX AND THE CITY Beverly Hills Cop II.
SEX AND THE CITY It's not the beef, Henry. It's the last 23 years!
SEX AND THE CITY I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it.
SEX AND THE CITY Hi, Mrs. Collier. I'm a Jew now. How are you? [Charlotte]
SEX AND THE CITY Ray.
SEX AND THE CITY There was so much skin, it was like a shar-pei![Charlotte]
SEX AND THE CITY I don't know what's going to happen to this street. Fairfax is not what it used to be.
SEX AND THE CITY Really wanted a little baby to love, though not, obviously, weekend nanny to shag ex-husband.
SEX AND THE CITY Lord of the Strings.
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SEX AND THE CITY Maybe the past is an anchor holding us back. Maybe, you have to let go of who you are to become who ...
SEX AND THE CITY Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free til they find someone ju...
SEX AND THE CITY Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something ...
SEX AND THE CITY I'm looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other ...
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SEX AND THE CITY Lipstick,
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SEX AND THE CITY Courtney (Showing Carrie her book cover): Let me talk you through it. Blurred background, aah, fast-...
SEX AND THE CITY It takes half the amount of time you dated someone to get over them.
SEX AND THE CITY Don't you want to stand still with me?
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SEX AND THE CITY No, sweet one. See, my precious: if we has it, then we can escape, even from Him, eh? Perhaps we gro...
J.R.R. TOLKIEN Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun, and you might meet 'em both if you show up here...
JOSH THOMPSON

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