Pleasure Quotes

4661 Pleasure quotes by 2495 unique authors

What our children have to fear is not the cars on the highways of tomorrow but our own pleasure in calculating the most elegant parameters… — J. G. Ballard
No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water. — Horace
Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth. — Nicolas Chamfort
If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be… — Oliver Goldsmith
It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or worse to dwell… — Saint Francis de Sales
In spite of what moralists say, the, animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong, the… — Georges Cuvier
At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at… — Elmore Leonard
But where only a free play of our presentational powers is to be sustained as in the case of pleasure gardens, room decoration, all sorts… — Immanuel Kant
There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know. — John Dryden
The biggest of all differences in this world is between the ones that had or have pleasure in love and those that haven't and hadn't… — Tennessee Williams
The greatest pleasures of love are inseparable from its greatest pains: Love has the face of a goddess, but the talons of a lion. — Ivan Panin
Oh! be thou blest with all that Heaven can send, Long health, long youth, long pleasure-and a friend. — Alexander Pope
I regard almost all quarrels of princes on the same footing, and I see nothing that marks man's unreason so positively as war. Indeed, what… — Mary Wortley Montagu
Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Exercise teaches you the pleasure of discipline. — Jane Fonda
The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength -each asking from… — Simone de Beauvoir
Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art. They furnish me with happy feelings of an intensity that… — Albert Einstein
As your relationship with the music gets stronger, so does your motivation for playing it and finding different sounds. If you have the idea that… — Maurizio Pollini
If I had my choice, I'd pick a song that tells a story every time. There is a great deal of pleasure in doing the… — Vaughn Monroe
Nobody I know is as committed to excellence as Donald Palmisano. He symbolizes everything that is good about our country. If Horatio Alger were alive… — Paul Galanti
We feel a deep pleasure from realizing that we believe something in common with our friends, and different from most people. We feel an even… — Unknown Author
I will play to create history and enjoy myself and give pleasure to the fans. — Olivier Giroud
Writing poetry is a pleasure,...a pleasure out of hell — Kenneth Slessor
The place of the arts in the classroom is essential in encouraging invention, ambition, and an understanding of the importance and pleasures of living an… — Barbara Kruger
I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up, and getting paid… — Rooney Mara

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