Quotes About Pleasure

It is for this reason that pleasure is so evanescent, and that the self does not grow as a consequence of pleasurable experiences. Complexity requires investing psychic energy in goals that are new, that are relatively challenging.

It is important to realize that seeking pleasure is a reflex response built into our genes for the preservation of the species, not for the purpose of our own personal advantage.

one begins to harvest the genuine rewards of living. But it is not by abandoning ourselves to instinctual desires that we become free of social controls. We must also become independent from the dictates of the body, and learn to take charge of what happens in the mind. Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there. As long as we obey the socially conditioned stimulus-response patterns that exploit our biological inclinations, we are controlled from the outside.

the self does not grow as a consequence of pleasurable experiences. Complexity requires investing psychic energy in goals that are new, that are relatively challenging.

Pleasure is a feeling of contentment that one achieves whenever information in consciousness says that expectations set by biological programs or by social conditioning have been met.

The problem arises when people are so fixated on what they want to achieve that they cease to derive pleasure from the present. When that happens, they forfeit their chance of contentment.

Enjoyment is characterized by this forward movement: by a sense of novelty, of accomplishment

Another force motivates us, and it is more primitive and more powerful than the urge to create: the force of entropy. This too is a survival mechanism built into our genes by evolution. It gives us pleasure when we are comfortable, when we relax, when we can get away with feeling good without expending energy.

Unfortunately, many people find the only challenges they can respond to are violence, gambling, random sex, or drugs. Some of these experiences can be enjoyable, but these episodes of flow do not add up to a sense of satisfaction and happiness over time. Pleasure does not lead to creativity, but soon turns into addiction—the thrall of entropy.

Cz?owiek jest niewolnikiem swego serca i zamyka oczy na to, co nie jest dla niego przyjemne, a wierzy w to, na co ma nadziej?.

Doubtless you would prefer a gayer woman than myself. But I would be gay—I would do all you wish so as not to disappoint you, and I would give you as much pleasure as I could.

I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot.

When you establish a reminiscing routine through acknowledging gratitude for past experiences, it keeps you mindful that fun is abundant. Put into practice, reminiscing in this manner mitigates feelings of regret and deprivation by giving you a concrete prompt to fully appreciate life's pleasurable experiences. A habit of acknowledging the pleasure in your life naturally increases your overall sense of gratitude, amplifying fun's positive effects.

The essence of all art is having pleasure giving pleasure.

No, no, no, no, no. Sex should not be fun, okay? Sex can be lots of things - thrilling, romantic, scary, mindless, dirty, dangerous, frantic, forbidden, freaky - but if you're finding it 'fun,' you're doing it wrong.

He had hardly ever allowed himself the things that really gave him pleasure. Tradition and obligation had tyrannized over all his hours.

What life is there, what delight, without golden Aphrodite?

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

To that daintiest siren of puff and perfume, a Turkish cigarette.

Para sentir placer necesitamos el no-confort. Se disfruta de comer cuando se siente hambre. A medida que nuestras sociedades son más y más confortables, es más y más difícil disfrutar. Por eso buscamos vacaciones de ese confort, para volver a sentir placer por comer arroz cocido, beber agua casi potable o abrigarse con un saco de dormir.

Dil-o-Dilli donon agar hain kharaab Pa kuchh lutf is ujde ghar mein bhi hain

Cuando era pequeño cazaba mariposas, atrapaba un podalirio o un zapatero e insertaba en su cuerpo vermicular un alfiler, tal y como había visto hacer. Clavaba el alfiler en un corcho y observaba cómo seguían aleteando durante varias horas, cómo se aferraban con sus seis patas filiformes al corcho poroso. Con esa misma crueldad y placer te clavaría en estas páginas.

Si, ca intotdeauna, paradisul mi s-a parut o ratacire la fel de teribila ca si infernul. Niciodata nu le opusesem unul altuia, dimpotriva, stiusem mereu ca infernul si paradisul erau aliate si luptau impreuna pentru distrugerea fiintei, tara torturii si tara placerii fiind invecinate in regiunile de jos ale mintii, asemenea zonei intunecate, ano-genitale, de sub labirintul intestinal.

you must understand there is nothing noble in failing to discover and cultivate your pleasures. (It will make you not only fat, but grouchy.)