“I’m tied of hearing about temperance instead of abstinence, in order to please the cocktail crowd in church congregations.” – Vance Havner

“Abstinence is a perversion.” – Bill Maher

“It’s a pretty significant day for us. It is a day of abstinence when we fast, pray and smear ourselves with burnt ash to remind us of our sinfulness, forgiveness and mortality. It sets the tone for the penitential season leading up to Easter.” – Dan Andriacco

“I didn’t practice abstinence, I perfected it.” – Dennis Wolfberg

“You either go to Tibet or seek out the most rigorous of all faiths. With total abstinence and such like.” – Lars von Trier

“To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.” – St. Augustine

“Abstinence is the surety of temperance” – Plato

“Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.” – Voltaire

“Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.” – Saint Augustine

“There is a great deal of political pressure to only talk about abstinence, and to deny support for condoms and education on using them. This policy will lead to the unnecessary deaths of many people.” – Hillary Clinton