Niall Ferguson

It's all very well for us to sit here in the West with our high incomes and cushy lives, and say it's immoral to violate the sovereignty of another state. But if the effect of that is to bring people in that country economic and political freedom, to raise their standard of living, to increase their life expectancy, then don't rule it out.

British Historian

Junior Seau

When my TV show, 'Sports Jobs with Junior Seau,' assigned me to be a 'Sports Illustrated' reporter for a weekend, I didn't realize I'd have to squeeze it in around another sports job. I had planned to retire from the NFL to enjoy the cushy lifestyle of a full-time reality TV star, but I wound up getting run over by a bull.

American Athlete

Daniel Lyons

Most startups flame out or just muddle along. Your chances of spotting a unicorn, pre-horn, are incalculably small. But if, knowing that, you still want to toss aside your cushy job, at least listen to corporate vets who have made the transition.

American Writer

Ted DiBiase Sr.

I walked away from a lot, I could have stayed in the industry in some capacity and had a fairly cushy income, and I chose to follow God. If it happened all over again, I would do that same thing.

American Wrestler

Charlize Theron

You can never get to a place of comfort in this business. As soon as you hit that little cushy spot, somebody's gonna kick you out. So I have a constant need to do it better.

South African Actress

Karan Johar

Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?

Indian Director

Shabana Azmi

As an actor I have a cushy position because everything gets set up for me. I am only needed to learn my lines , take the light, hit my mark and rev up the emotion.

Indian Actress

Alex Pareene

I guess if you want me to stop writing horrible, mean takedowns of everyone, give me a really, really cushy columnist gig.

Augusten Burroughs

I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it.

Lauren Mayberry

Just because I get to coast around in a nice, cushy little bubble, that's not how it is for everybody.

Scottish Musician

The word 'cushy' is informal and used in casual conversations or writing.

Informal Usage

'Cushy' can sometimes imply that someone is not working as hard as they could be.

Possibly Negative

Using 'cushy' can express envy or desire for comfort, or lightly tease someone.

Emotional Connotation

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 I can guarantee, everyone in this room, all of you over there, the people in the cushy seats, the people up top with the laptops -- we all have bodies. Don't be ashamed. It's something that we have in common and they act as our primary interfaces for the world.

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 And he said, "Yep. Yep. Absolutely. I beat someone up when I was 17. And I was in prison awaiting trial, and my cellmate said to me, 'You know what you have to do? Fake madness. Tell them you're mad, you'll get sent to some cushy hospital.

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 Our ancestors for millennia have been learning how to use local resources to do things like, you know, build tools and grow food and generate energy. So, I mean, we’re lucky. We live on a pretty cushy planet right now.

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 if most people believe the rich and the white are using it to trash the planet for their own benefit. So let me tell you what this looks like on the ground. My friend Erik Osmundsen left a cushy job in private equity

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 So basically, if you want to meet with me, you know, if you want to meet, don't call me if you want to sit around in cushy chairs

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