#pleasurable

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash. ↗

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

#ends #family #first #friends #gratification

People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations. ↗

— Keith Henson

#behaviour #brains #chemicals #flooding #generations

When I got a lap dance, because I was 17, they had to put a massive pillow between me and the girl when she was grinding me. It was weird, yet pleasurable. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

#between #dance #girl #got #grinding

A woman who looks like a girl and thinks like a man is the best sort, the most enjoyable to be and the most pleasurable to have and to hold. ↗

— Julie Burchill

#enjoyable #girl #hold #like #looks

I feel that everyone has a Hulk inside, and each of our Hulks is both scary and, potentially, pleasurable. That's the scariest thing about them. ↗

— Ang Lee

#both #each #everyone #feel #hulk

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. ↗

— Novalis

#enjoyment #height #learning #pleasurable

We're basically after Joe's beer money, and Joe likes his beer, so you better make sure that what you give him is at least as pleasurable to him as having his six-pack of beer would be. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

#basically #beer #better #give #having

If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable. ↗

— Donald Trump

#balancing #instead #interested #make #more

I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society.We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it? ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#condemning #drive #i #interested #judgment

It was the most pleasurable thing I've ever done, playing this character, and I just remember feeling so at home and so - I don't know, I was just happy - and it just wasn't ever work! It was like a sandbox for me, and I would crack myself up rehearsing. ↗

— Jenna Elfman

#crack #done #ever #feeling #happy