Body Quote by Nathanael West

If there ever was a pursuit which stultified itself by its very conditions, it is the pursuit of pleasure as the all-sufficing end of…

— Theodore Roosevelt

There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure.

— Max Eastman

our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.

— Madeleine L'Engle

“It was his vocation to pleasure as many women as possible, in pursuit of his own pleasure. It was as close to a job…

— Rosanna Leo

The pursuit of pleasure must be the goal of every rational person.

— Voltaire

“Everything you do must be in pursuit of pleasure.”

— Skye Warren

I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure…

— Edgar Allan Poe

All successful individuals have become such by hard work; by improving moments before they pass into hours, and hours that other people may occupy…

— Mary Baker Eddy

It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment.

— Mardy Grothe

Music is an individual pursuit - it is made to please yourself first. The pleasure of other people is a byproduct of the pleasure…

— Greg Dulli

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

— Henry Miller

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.

— Jimi Hendrix