#pleasure

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#choose #deem #deems #him #invade

Nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium: its pleasures even are of a grave and solemn complexion. ↗

— Thomas de Quincey

#deals #even #grave #laugh #long

I would read the atlas for pleasure. I knew it was weird. It was weird. ↗

— Ken Jennings

#i #knew #pleasure #read #weird

What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#displeasure #given #god #grieves #i

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#fun #having #lots #nothing #pleasure

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

— Anita Loos

#everything #free #insipid #paid #pleasure

I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#been #enjoy #getting #haven #i

I'm a total pleasure seeker. I pursue anything that satisfies me. I usually get it. I have specific needs and I know what they are so I can achieve satisfaction. ↗

— Lydia Lunch

#anything #get #i #i can #know

If people could understand how much pleasure they could have by themselves, I think everyone would be a lot saner. I think that people really need a dose of quality time with one's self. ↗

— Lydia Lunch

#dose #everyone #how #i #i think

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

— Martin Luther

#pleasure #pride #riches #world