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' Accuracy' is always focusing on the distasteful aspects of a society, but never the pleasurable ones. – Eleanor Janega	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There's a derogatory connotation that comes with the word selfish, as if somebody is making this decision typically for a pleasurable reason, maybe nearsighted is a better way of saying that their focus becomes really limited down to what's immediately in front of them. And they're not able to see the larger context of the history of their life, the relationships and the dimensionality of things. – Michael Roeske	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We really encourage people to do more of whatever it is they love, so, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities. – Sarah Church	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
So, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities. – Sarah Church	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Alcohol tricks our brain into thinking it's highly pleasurable, but there's a whole world of passions and new activities you could discover when you start exploring new ways of having fun, it's perfectly okay to socialize or decompress with a drink, just change the drink. There are thousands of options these days. – Karolina Rzadkowolska	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
With my sons being on the spectrum, coming down to such a fun, amazing atmosphere but Philly is known to be a raucous atmosphere, I got a little nervous, but now the Eagles and CHOP together have created a domain that is so comfortable and pleasurable and it puts my boys at ease. Im proud to be an Eagles fan. The organization is nothing short of world class. – Victor Ykoruk	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Oxytocin is released anytime you do something pleasurable. – Tipper Gallagher	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
We're frightened, yet we're also excited at the same time. ... We release dopamine which provides us with a pleasurable feeling, the first second you start accelerating incredibly fast, it leaves you almost breathless. – Rhonda Cohen	Found on CNN 8 years ago
From an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense that women are wary of being touched by strangers, women have evolved mechanisms to be choosy about whom they mate with and to fear rape by a stranger. However, touch by friends is both relational -- women tend to befriend as a buffer against stress -- and pleasurable. Touch gives a nice boost of dopamine, the 'feel-good' hormone. – Wendy Walsh	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There is some evidence to suggest that thrill-seeking is like anything pleasurable -- gambling, eating, -- it releases dopamine. – Seth Norrholm	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Switching your focus to any kind of other activity, be it visual or another stimulatory activity that you find pleasurable, will be enough to improve alertness. – Anne Milasincic Andrews	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Don't make sacrifices in life, instead turn them into offerings of love. Sacrifice is painful and offerings are pleasurable, just change your perspective, feelings, motive and not your action. Your offerings will sky -rise, this world will be nurtured to MickeyMize. – Mickey Mehta	added by Mickeymized 8 years ago
Make sure you can get in nutritious foods but in a way that you find pleasurable and enjoyable. – Rebecca Scritchfield	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It's one of the most pleasurable activities that you do with your child -- there's physical closeness but it's probably the most unhurried time that children have with their parent and it is focused on them. – Barry Zuckerman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Strange things happen to men in their 40s, and this was my midlife crisis, i hadn't thought about baseball cards in 30 years. But then I bought one, then two, and it was so pleasurable I thought 'Oh hell, why not?'. – Matt Welch	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil. – Heywood Broun	added by anonymous 10 years ago
The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks. – Barbara Ehrenreich	added by anonymous 10 years ago
If I were a toy, I would be a Rubik's Cube since I am from the 80's and have a very colorful personality. I am complex, challenging, complicated, sometimes frustrating but oh so pleasurable when you figure me out! – Jay Abiona	added by jayabiona 10 years ago
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	added by anonymous 10 years ago
If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be. – Marquis de Sade	added by anonymous 14 years ago
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure. – John D. Rockefeller	added by anonymous 14 years ago

' Accuracy' is always focusing on the distasteful aspects of a society, but never the pleasurable ones.

– Eleanor Janega

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's a derogatory connotation that comes with the word selfish, as if somebody is making this decision typically for a pleasurable reason, maybe nearsighted is a better way of saying that their focus becomes really limited down to what's immediately in front of them. And they're not able to see the larger context of the history of their life, the relationships and the dimensionality of things.

– Michael Roeske

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We really encourage people to do more of whatever it is they love, so, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities.

– Sarah Church

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

So, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities.

– Sarah Church

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Alcohol tricks our brain into thinking it's highly pleasurable, but there's a whole world of passions and new activities you could discover when you start exploring new ways of having fun, it's perfectly okay to socialize or decompress with a drink, just change the drink. There are thousands of options these days.

– Karolina Rzadkowolska

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

With my sons being on the spectrum, coming down to such a fun, amazing atmosphere but Philly is known to be a raucous atmosphere, I got a little nervous, but now the Eagles and CHOP together have created a domain that is so comfortable and pleasurable and it puts my boys at ease. Im proud to be an Eagles fan. The organization is nothing short of world class.

– Victor Ykoruk

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Oxytocin is released anytime you do something pleasurable.

– Tipper Gallagher

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We're frightened, yet we're also excited at the same time. ... We release dopamine which provides us with a pleasurable feeling, the first second you start accelerating incredibly fast, it leaves you almost breathless.

– Rhonda Cohen

Found on CNN
8 years ago

From an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense that women are wary of being touched by strangers, women have evolved mechanisms to be choosy about whom they mate with and to fear rape by a stranger. However, touch by friends is both relational -- women tend to befriend as a buffer against stress -- and pleasurable. Touch gives a nice boost of dopamine, the 'feel-good' hormone.

– Wendy Walsh

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There is some evidence to suggest that thrill-seeking is like anything pleasurable -- gambling, eating, -- it releases dopamine.

– Seth Norrholm

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Switching your focus to any kind of other activity, be it visual or another stimulatory activity that you find pleasurable, will be enough to improve alertness.

– Anne Milasincic Andrews

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Don't make sacrifices in life, instead turn them into offerings of love. Sacrifice is painful and offerings are pleasurable, just change your perspective, feelings, motive and not your action. Your offerings will sky -rise, this world will be nurtured to MickeyMize.

– Mickey Mehta

added by Mickeymized
8 years ago

Make sure you can get in nutritious foods but in a way that you find pleasurable and enjoyable.

– Rebecca Scritchfield

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It's one of the most pleasurable activities that you do with your child -- there's physical closeness but it's probably the most unhurried time that children have with their parent and it is focused on them.

– Barry Zuckerman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Strange things happen to men in their 40s, and this was my midlife crisis, i hadn't thought about baseball cards in 30 years. But then I bought one, then two, and it was so pleasurable I thought 'Oh hell, why not?'.

– Matt Welch

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.

– Heywood Broun

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks.

– Barbara Ehrenreich

added by anonymous
10 years ago

If I were a toy, I would be a Rubik's Cube since I am from the 80's and have a very colorful personality. I am complex, challenging, complicated, sometimes frustrating but oh so pleasurable when you figure me out!

– Jay Abiona

added by jayabiona
10 years ago

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

added by anonymous
10 years ago

If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.

– Marquis de Sade

added by anonymous
14 years ago

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

– John D. Rockefeller

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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