"Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Pleasure Quotes

“I hate clowns. I've mentioned that, right?”
“Once you make up your mind never to stand waiting and hesitating when your conscience tells you what you ought to do, and you have got the key to every blessing that a sinner can reasonably hope for.”

Source : John Keble (1880). “Sermons for the Christian year”
“There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“For me, comedy should have a certain amount of joy in it. It should be about attacking the powerful - the politicians, the Trumps, the blowhards - going after them. We shouldn't be attacking the vulnerable.”
“This great American institution [Boy Scouts of America] has come under attack from homosexual activists-who may well set their sights on your church next.”
“Nothing is irredeemably ugly but sin.”
“As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are.”
“It's sad that grandkids show up at the end of obituaries, way behind the list of work place achievements, social clubs and survivors. Why last? If you've got grandkids, you know they're first when it comes to the joy in your life.”

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