Denied Quote by Charles A. Reich

Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear.

— Erica Jong

It is odd how we sometimes deny ourselves the very pleasure we have longed for and which is finally within our reach.

— Cynthia Rylant

The truth is, we are a culture built on a reward system, and our instinctive pursuit of pleasure can often lead us astray. We…

— Dan Levy

While we desire, we do not enjoy; and with enjoyment desire ceases.

— William Hazlitt

The more we allow ourselves to enjoy, the more reasons we find to be joyful.

— Marianne Williamson

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

— Russell Baker

Pleasure can also be a mirror of the anxiety we feel in everyday life, it can have a message inside.

— Takashi Miike

We mistakenly bind ourselves to be content only when life is feeling pleasurable.

— Noah Levine

“all humans are motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain, to seek hope and avoid fear, and finally, to seek social acceptance and avoid…

— Nir Eyal

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

— Ovid

There is more of fear than delight in a secret pleasure.

— Publilius Syrus

What we've been finding is people are afraid of happiness. They're afraid of happiness because they think we'll stagnate or we'll be blind: that…

— Shawn Achor