Vain is the hope of finding pleasure in that which one has hitherto disdained; as when the warrior hopes to find pleasure… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about things that I actually care about, and… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
If this earth should ever be destroyed, it will be by desire, by the lust of pleasure and self-gratification, by greed of… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others?… — Lydia M. Child Copy Share Image
I told myself over and over again, do it for its images, for the pleasure you get out of it. Do it… — Patricia Rozema Copy Share Image
Beauty has nothing to do with possession. If possession and beauty must go together, then we are lost souls. A beautiful flower… — Diana Vreeland Copy Share Image
Wit is a pleasure-giving thing, largely because it eludes reason; but in the apprehension of an absurdity through the working of the… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
I didn't have musical upbringing. I never listened to music growing up, thinking "I want to make my own music". I just… — Mike Stud Copy Share Image
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Fear and anxiety and sadness are not necessarily always undesirable or unhelpful states of mind; rather, they are often representatives of the… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
You live your life like it’s a rare treasure to be savored. You take pleasure from the simplest of things and you… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Friendship is by its very nature freer of deceit than any other relationship we can know because it is the bond least… — Francine du Plessix Gray Copy Share Image
“Savor your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean, let… — Stephen Mitchell Copy Share Image
Usually at the end of each story we're thrown clear out of the story's world and then we're given a new world… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Part of the pleasure of giving a reading comes from the rapport between the audience and the poet. I don't want to… — Ron Padgett Copy Share Image
The noblest relationship is marriage, that is, love. Its nobility resides in its altruism, the desire to serve another beyond all the… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Take all away. I am content to know Such love is mine-for life is all too brief To grieve for pleasures bringing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Men have commonly more pleasure in the criticism which hurts than in that which is innocuous, and are more tolerant of the… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Pleased to meet you." Sage said, offering his hand. "The pleasure is all mine," Rayna Purred. "Unless ofcourse, it's all Clea's which… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
I fly from pleasure," said the prince, "because pleasure has ceased to please; I am lonely because I am miserable, and am… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
You think 24-7 when you're a creative person. And I find pleasure in everything - if I'm in a flea market, I'm… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
In my view, wholesome pleasure, sport, and recreation are as vital to this nation as productive work and should have a large… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
Since you went the sun refuses to shine The sky joins me in weeping for your absence All our pleasure is gone… — Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz Copy Share Image
Whatever the reasons, I enjoyed being nude; it felt natural to me. I got the same kind of pleasure from being free… — Charis Wilson Copy Share Image
The book tour has been really interesting and very gratifying. I have not book toured before. I've never had quite as much… — Leonard Nimoy Copy Share Image
You just never set roots; you take pleasure in simple conversations, because you know you're not going to have much more than… — Feist Copy Share Image
Our fates are in the hands of An Almighty God, to whom I can with pleasure confide my own; he can save… — Abraham Clark Copy Share Image
Men like to pleasure us, girl. They like to undo our plaits and give us water to drink from their own mouths.… — Federico Garcia Lorca Copy Share Image
By binding image and desire, glamour gives us pleasure, even as it heightens our yearning. It leads us to feel that the… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to… — Martin Van Buren Copy Share Image
Means at our disposal should be regarded as a bulwark against the many evils and misfortunes that can occur. We should not… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
What good does it do to have all the riches of the world and all the world's pleasures? They will all disappear… — Rama Swami Copy Share Image
Rise above the limited conditions of pleasure and pain, success and failure, happiness and sorrow, that all the countless unenlightened beings in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I’ve had the pleasure of hearing The Novelists perform live. They are gifted songwriters and talented musicians with strong lead voices. This… — Daryl Stuermer Copy Share Image
If gender is eradicated, so too is an important domain of pleasure for many people. And others have a strong sense of… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
