Charles Bukowski Quotes

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

What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?

Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain.

Money gives me pleasure all the time.

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.

'Pleasure' is a word I think about a lot, as opposed to 'entertainment.' They are very, very different.

We don't get concerned with stuff like pressure. We just do what makes us feel good.

I don't do anything I'm not going to enjoy.

Pleasure is a cultural weapon. Use it wisely.

I have no use for eight houses, 88 cars and 500 suits. I can't eat but one steak at a time. I don't want but one woman. It's silly to have as one's sole object in life just making money, accumulating wealth.

All the money in the world is spent on feeling good.

Money doesn't buy happiness. It buys great hookers - but not happiness.

The perfect pleasure: money is neither fattening nor immoral nor illegal.

Wealth, taste and leisure can bring many things but they do not bring happiness.

We may think we live for wisdom, but in fact we're living for the the pleasure wisdom brings us.

I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing

Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

When I talk about the pleasure principle, I don't say there is only one kind of pleasure, there are many kinds of pleasure. Some pleasure is difficult. It should be for the reader as well as the writer. But it has to be pleasure.

There is nothing like wealth for dulling desire.

The sweetest pleasures soonest cloy, And its best flavour temperance gives to joy.