Johnny Flynn

I feel really lucky that I somehow have blagged my way into loads of different experiences. I find making a film fascinating, I find making a play amazing, and working with my band and scoring things... it's all really cool. I'm just a glutton for experience, really.

South African Musician

Jesmyn Ward

I'm still a bit of a reading glutton, I think, because I browse, read a bit of the back copy, flip through the book, read a bit of the text, and if it still seems fascinating, I read it. That's why my bedside table is so cluttered: I want to imbibe it all.

American Novelist

Jenji Kohan

Personally, I like to yearn a little and long for the next episode. On the other hand, I'm also a glutton. My kids love to dive in and eat whole series at once.

American Director

Jonah Goldberg

Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony.

American Journalist

Tom Wolfe

This is the artist, then, life's hungry man, the glutton of eternity, beauty's miser, glory's slave.

Madonna Ciccone

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

American Musician

Gail Simmons

I am a glutton for a beautiful hotel. I am so easily smitten by high thread counts.

Canadian Entertainer

Carolyn Murphy

I'm just a glutton for spas and messages. And I love to surf and hike.

American Model

Rene Redzepi

I'm a bit of a glutton - I eat too much of all that is good to eat.

Danish Chef

Wole Soyinka

Nigerian Dramatist

The word 'glutton' often implies disapproval and is usually considered negative.

Negative Connotation

'Glutton' suggests habitual excess, not just a one-time overindulgence.

Excess and Habit

While formal, 'glutton' appears in casual conversation and idioms like 'glutton for punishment'.

Colloquial Usage

Gluttony does not only refer to physical consumption but also to insatiable desires.

Beyond Materialism

Using 'glutton' to describe someone's desires suggests criticism of their excesses.

Negative Judgment

Sometimes 'glutton' is used hyperbolically to exaggerate someone's strong interest.

Hyperbolic Expression

 leaks of these pelicans sitting ducks in front of them only when the pelicans back off on their gluttony and let go of some of their cash can they surface and enjoy the bounty and their peace leaving the end shall be banquet down below once more to these gleeful gluttons

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 And this will be some kind of high-tech billboard. If any of you guys have any ideas for it, please contact me. I don't know what to do. Jay Chiat is a glutton for punishment, and he hired me

Glutton

Negative Connotation

Excess and Habit

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