Pleasure Quotes (1970 Quotes)

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

Most vices demand considerable self-sacrifices. There is no greater mistake than to suppose that a vicious life is a life of uninterrupted pleasure. It is a life almost as wearisome and painful -- if strenuously led -- as Christian's in The Pilgrim's Progress.

Willful sterility is, from the standpoint of the nation, from the standpoint of the human race, the one sin for which the penalty is national death, race death a sin for which there is no atonement. No man, no woman, can shirk the primary duties of life, whether for love of ease and pleasure, or for any other cause, and retain his or her self-respect.

All (zoos) actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling.

for the last nine months we have had the pleasure to take Chad-Drums under our wings and develop what we are now and always will be NIRVANA

The love of dirt is among the earliest of passions, as it is the latest. Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure. Fondness for the ground comes back to a man after he has run the round of pleasure and business, eaten dirt, and sown wild oats, drifted about the world, and taken the wind of all its moods. The love of digging in the ground (or of looking on while he pays another to dig) is as sure to come back to him, as he is sure, at last, to go under the ground, and stay there.

The true scientist never loses the faculty of amusement. It is the essence of his being.

Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and the pleasure taken in them naturally has a somewhat melancholy character.

Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment aspect, with pleasure, with fun. And we decided to try to make it as fun that we do our creativity.

The narrow-minded who undertake any work will never be satisfied. They cannot understand the actions of those who are large hearted and broad-minded.

He shocked everybody. He told us he came here because it would be a pleasure to coach us. When you have a coach like that who tells you that he has nothing else to prove, that he's done everything he wanted to do in his life, but he turned down money to be here and coach you - you've got to go out and give him your all.

You have to go so much because you have things to do and you have to go to work, but some of the pleasure things I was doing like going fishing or going hunting ... I've cut it back to a minimum.

Skyline is making a considerable effort to build nicer, more upscale restaurants to enhance our guests' experience and dining pleasure.

It's a pleasure and honor to be here, knowing what y'all have been through.

It's been a pleasure to coach these seniors and learn from them. It was exciting to see them go out in front of 10,000 people.

Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.

It seems like it is a smart thing to wear a helmet if you ski or snowboard. Even if you're not aiming for Olympic gold, but you are skiing or snowboarding, just for fun or pleasure.

By the Grace of the Saints, Nanak has met the Lord his mind and body are soothed and satisfied.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

Yet fear her, O thou minion of her pleasure!

That is because they follow what is displeasing to Allah and are averse to His pleasure, therefore He has made null their deeds.

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?

Eloquence - The art of saying things in such a way that those to whom we speak may listen to them with pleasure.

For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.

George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.

Business was his pleasure pleasure was his business.

And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure.

I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures.

I find most people hate to be informed. People need to be amused, shocked... or angered.

We have a young team and some older experience, but we were never satisfied. The younger girls have no fear, and it's very refreshing. Our expectations have been filled because we have more to work with.

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.

All this class of pleasures inspires me with the same nausea as I feel at the sight of rich plum-cake or sweetmeats I prefer the driest bread of common life.

The fans are just a pleasure to be around, ... When I'm out in public, they greet me with open arms. Also the organization has been great from the beginning. I think it's only right that I stay here and continue what I started.

There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering. When a wise man has realized this, he takes no pleasure, as a disciple of the Buddhas, even in the pleasures of heaven. Instead he takes pleasure in the elimination of craving.

Who shares his lifes pure pleasures, And walks the honest road, Who trades with heaping measures, And lifts his brothers load, Who turns the wrong down bluntly, And lends the right a hand, He dwells in Gods own country, He tills the Holy Land.

The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.

The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount.

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age first it withdraws us from active accomplishments second, it renders the body less powerful third, it deprives us of almost all forms of enjoyment fourth, it

Important rules to watch in living. Keep life simple. Avoid watching for a knock in your motor. Learn to like work. Have a good hobby. Learn to be satisfied. Like people, say cheerful pleasant things. Turn the defeat of adversity into victory. Meet your problems with decision. Make the present moment a success. Always be planning something. Say 'nuts' to irritations.

July, the air grassy and mild, the sort of morning Sadie waits for through the deep of Buffalo winters - mornings when it seems the city has surrendered to pleasure, to color and light. The harsh seasons are unimaginable. It's as if this is how all of life is meant to be ...

I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine.

Concentration, Confidence, Competitive urge, Capacity for enjoyment.

In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead the one being an innate desire of pleasure the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after excellence.

This year was really special. Many times you can have a good team, but they can be difficult. But this year, with 58 women on the team, and to be able to keep everyone moving in the same direction, they've just been a pleasure to work with.

Its a very well-balanced team, and theyre a pleasure to coach.

I'm a quarterback, not a cook. I'm not a restaurant manager. Throwing is what I love to do. It brings me the most fun and the most pleasure. When someone's in tight coverage and you throw it by the guy who's covering him---like a fastball---to complete a pass. And the guy knows. He had great coverage and he still couldn't do anything about it.

Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

We got Chad the ball enough times today to keep him satisfied,

When I'm depressed and I feel low thinking that good movies are not made any more, then I put on his movies and I watch them. I laugh and I cry and I have great pleasure.

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.