Marquis de Sade

Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.

French Novelist

Emil Cioran

However much I have frequented the mystics, deep down I have always sided with the Devil; unable to equal him in power, I have tried to be worthy of him, at least, in insolence, acrimony, arbitrariness and caprice.

Romanian Philosopher

John Lahr

Dame Edna is that rarest sighting in our time of the absolute comic, an inspired personification of caprice whose comedy answered the primal call to take the audience for a tumble.

American Critic

Robert Green Ingersoll

In France, the people were the sport of a king's caprice. Everywhere was the shadow of the Bastille. It fell upon the sunniest field, upon the happiest home.

American Lawyer

Hermann Ebbinghaus

The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions.

German Psychologist

Max Eastman

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.

American Author

Stendhal

She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?

French Writer

Pedro Almodovar

I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a caprice.

Spanish Director

J. K. Rowling

Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.

English Author

Voltaire

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

Caprice highlights the surprising aspect of a behavior or decision.

Unpredictability

Caprice doesn't always mean the action is bad, just spontaneous.

Not Negative

Can refer to someone who often acts on caprice, seen as unpredictable.

Personality Trait

In music, caprice indicates playful and unpredictable changes in the piece.

Musical Surprise

Playing a caprice well often showcases a musician's technical ability.

Technical Skill

Composers may write a caprice to demonstrate their creative prowess.