Quote by Torbjørn Rødland

“Edgar Allan Poe called it “the imp of the perverse,” that willful, self-destructive voice within that impels us to do things or say things…

— Jack Cashill

All of my work is meant to evoke a whole bunch of different layers of discord between the attraction and repulsion that we feel…

— Chris Jordan

It may be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their…

— Winston Churchill

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

— Stendhal

My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that's a lovely addition.

— Bo Burnham

“The principal horror of any system which defines the good in terms of profit rather than in terms of human need, or which defines…

— Audre Lorde

“Often times consumers, clients, and customers are not just buying a product or service, they are buying an experience, a feeling, a perception, a…

— Bernard Kelvin Clive

All my work is created from personal experiences. My hope is always that others will see it as a gateway, develop their own message…

— Sanford Biggers

“You can only derive pleasure from work when it is in the sphere of your calling”

— Sunday Adelaja

Intellectual ''work'' is misnamed; it is a pleasure, a dissipation, and is its own highest reward.

— Mark Twain

“...there are pleasures to be had from books beyond being lightly entertained. There is the pleasure of being challenged; the pleasure of feeling one’s…

— Rebecca Mead

I discovered suddenly that alienation, exploitation of man by man, under-nourishment, relegated to the background metaphysical evil which is a luxury.

— Jean-Paul Sartre