“Actually, the substitution of the reality-principle for the pleasure-principle denotes no dethronement of the pleasure-principle, but only a safeguarding of it. A… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“Resistance outwits the amateur with the oldest trick in the book: It uses his own enthusiasm against him. Resistance gets us to… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work. — Gregor Mendel Copy Share Image
“success awaits those who steadfastly commit to any requisite sacrifice” — Ken Poirot Copy Share Image
“Global warming, environmental degradation, global flows of economic speculation and risk taking, overpopulation, global debt, new viruses, terrorism and warfare, and political… — James Paul Gee Copy Share Image
“high-reactive child’s ideal parent: someone who “can read your cues and respect your individuality; is warm and firm in placing demands on… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Delayed gratification is the one thing we ignore these days. And if you delay it, it becomes more pleasurable later in life. — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
Delayed gratification is a sweet lesson whose teacher knows the best is not right now, it is yet to be. — Maximillian Degenerez Copy Share Image
Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience. — Thomas Perry Copy Share Image
Love is the wanting, and the having, and the choosing, and the becoming. Love is the desire to see the person we… — Matthew Kelly Copy Share Image
If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification. — Bill Bonner Copy Share Image
“The results of these and other studies were eye-opening. The children who exhibited delayed gratification scored higher on almost every measure of… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“Most of us don’t respond well to delayed gratification; we are much more interested in immediate rewards. This is why we procrastinate,… — Uri Gneezy Copy Share Image
“Ivy still had her tree up in the living room, and we exchanged presents when we felt like it, not on a… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
“Meaningful acts of leadership usually cause people to accept some short-term pain (extra cost or effort, delayed gratification) in order to increase… — Tom DeMarco Copy Share Image
“I was beginning to think that I was the subject of some existentialist experiment in permanently delayed gratification when” — John Green Copy Share Image
To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is why practices… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“I’ve heard of delayed gratification, but do you think we could get to the good stuff any time soon.” ” — Devon Herrera Copy Share Image
“If there is one thing that marks families with money over the long term it is this: delayed gratification.” — Bill Bonner Copy Share Image
Parents who have been successful in acquiring more often have a difficult time saying no to the demands of overindulged children. Their… — H. David Burton Copy Share Image
I came running down the stairs that morning, like it was Christmas. My parents were already up. In my family, presents never… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Were talking about an attitude. Delayed gratification is there, planning, be able to give up something now to get something later. — Joe Hill Copy Share Image
