#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

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route. ↗

— Charles Eames

#architecture #degenerated #design #direct #idea

The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again. ↗

— Ian MacKaye

#band #chase #check #ended #ever

It just makes everything more pleasurable when you've got someone that emotionally is there to rely on. ↗

— Daniel Johns

#everything #got #just #makes #more

It's human nature to keep doing something as long as it's pleasurable and you can succeed at it - which is why the world population continues to double every 40 years. ↗

— Peter Lynch

#doing #double #every #human #human nature

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

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be. ↗

— Edward Weston

#hard #hard work #how #matter #photography

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