Pleasing Quotes

All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of sweet words. - Chanakya

All call themselves Your devotees, but they alone are Your devotees, who are pleasing to Your mind. - Sri Guru Granth Sahib

After the '60s happened -- as great as it was to throw the whole culture on its ear and shake things up -- things became so hedonistic in the '70s and '80s, where everybody was just into pleasing themselves, to such a point that there was just no room for any relationship. Because that would mean you would have to really consider -- and not just be considerate -- all the time, 24 hours a day, someone else and their way of being. That's the totally unselfish thing. And you can't do that when you're walking around with adolescent behavior. I mean, it was fun, but I made so many mistakes that way. - Raquel Welch

A pleasing result, especially in light of all the teeth-gnashing in the market surrounding PC unit sales. - Kevin McCarthy

A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation. - Francis Bacon Sr.

A 17 percent increase in underlying profit before tax is especially pleasing given the shorter trading period and the continued lower than expected death rate. - Peter Hindley

[With all the no-shows, it was up to an old vet to keep up the festivities. Aretha Franklin , on hand to collect the Lena Horne Award for outstanding career achievements, brought down the house with crowd-pleasing performances of] Until You Come Back to Me ... Respect. - Stevie Wonder

(Mrs. Flowers) sold it because the developer came forth with a plan that was very pleasing to someone whose family has lived in the village for 300 years. She had great faith in the plans that came forward and I think everyone who has worked on this project for years is committed to this type of plan. - Grace Godshalk