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I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. ↗

— Epictetus

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I think a lot of people have a misconception of what the kitchen is about, but you know the grueling part of it is also the pleasure of it. That's why I think you have to have a certain mentality to understand what that is and be able to handle it. ↗

— Todd English

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I'd forget the piece just before I went out to do the concerto, the panic was too great. This was not anything that gave me pleasure. This was fulfilling somebody else's dream. ↗

— Linda Lavin

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Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything. ↗

— Norman Lear

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The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

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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. ↗

— Alvin Lee

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It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it. ↗

— Ang Lee

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When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people. ↗

— Vivien Leigh

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