Quotes tagged ‘Abstinence’

“Public-health experts have known for decades that an abstinence-only message doesn’t work for sex. It doesn’t work for substance use, either. Likewise, asking Americans to abstain from nearly all in-person social contact will not hold the coronavirus at bay—at least not forever.”

— Julia Marcus, theatlantic.com

“Maria: I haven't been with a man for a long time Max Goldman: Me, neither.”

— Mark Steven Johnson, Max Goldman, Walter Matthau, imdb.com

“Dick Kelly: I haven’t had sex in fifteen years, and I want fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Jason Kelly: I’m gonna throw up.”

— John Phillips, Jason Kelly, imdb.com

“Horny platforms like Twitter and Tinder normalize the idea that all of us are cruising for ass 24/7, and it’s rare to see sexlessness referenced as anything other than a mind-bending horror.”

— Miles Klee, melmagazine.com

“Darcy: You know I took a vow of abstinence! Peter: Yeah? Well, the problem is, I didn't!”

— Gilbert M. Shilton, Bruce McDonald, Stefan Scaini, Sturla Gunnarsson, Darcy, Shenae Grimes, imdb.com

“My body is a temple, young man. I would never sully my skin the way so many young people do nowadays with their hedonistic lifestyle of loud music and abstinence.”

— Daniel Handler, Count Olaf, Neil Patrick Harris, imdb.com

“Franny: If you join the chastity club, I'll let you go on the Pill for Christmas. Claire: Deal.”

— Rob Ulin, Franny, Amy Pietz, imdb.com

“George: Why do they make the condom packets so hard to open? Jerry: Probably to give the woman a chance to change her mind.”

— Peter Mehlman, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

“Abstinence makes the Church grow fondlers.”

— Unknown, tcat.tc

“I can’t help imagining how much awesomer the world would be if your dad had just pulled out.”

— Unknown, thoughtcatalog.com

“There are times in my life when sex plays a bigger role than it probably should, and when that happens, I scale back or abstain.”

— Molly Smith Metzler, Jack Briggs, Kyle Bornheimer, imdb.com

“To a woman, sex is like the garbage man. You just take for granted the fact that any time you put some trash out on the street, a guy in a jumpsuit's gonna come along and pick it up. But now, it's like a garbage strike. The bags are piling up in your head. The sidewalk is blocked. Nothing's getting…”

— David Mandel, Steve Koren, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“I mean, let's say this is your brain. OK, from what I know about you, your brain consists of two parts: the intellect, represented here, and the part obsessed with sex. Now, granted, you have extracted an astonishing amount from this little scrap. But with no-sex—Louise, this previously useless lump…”

— David Mandel, Steve Koren, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“I have a vague recollection of doing something with someone, but it was a long, long time ago.”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com