I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work. — Gregor Mendel Copy Share Image
Our attention spans have been reduced by the immediate gratification provided by smartphones and social media. — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
My gratification in working comes from the preparation and the building of the character. — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
You are sexually pure when no sexual gratification comes from anyone or anything but your wife. — Steve Arterburn Copy Share Image
Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification. — Joseph Campbell 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
Being on stage is, like, my favorite. The immediate gratification. That's my favorite. — Tiffany Haddish Copy Share Image
A good man not only forbears those gratifications which are forbidden by reason and religion, but even restrains himself in unforbidden instances. — Francis Atterbury Copy Share Image
Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death. — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
life is of no value but as it brings gratifications. among the most valuable of these is rational society. it informs the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that… — Raymond Arroyo Copy Share Image
As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as… — Judith Wright Copy Share Image
We must accept all of God's will for us, not just those portions that happen to appeal and bring instant gratification and… — Rod Parsley Copy Share Image
“The concept of deferred gratification, or sacrificing now to save for the future, can be helpful in setting aside money in a… — Chris Guillebeau Copy Share Image
“We’re a “rational” species—at least that’s what we tell ourselves. So why are we so irrationally enslaved by so many bad habits?… — Darren Hardy Copy Share Image
In other words, any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term grown, health, or integrity. Or, expressed another way, any… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
All the seven deadly sins are self destroying, morbid appetites, but in their early stages at least, lust and gluttony, averice and… — Angus Wilson Copy Share Image
If men are discharged of reverence for ancient usage, they will treat this world, almost certainly, as if it were their private… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
Numberless have been the systems of iniquity contrived by the great for the gratification of this passion in themselves; but in none… — John Adams Copy Share Image
After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
Patience is a godly attribute that can heal souls, unlock treasures of knowledge and understanding, and transform ordinary men and women into… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible… — Taylor Hackford Copy Share Image
The basic idea that the purpose of life is to be happy or is to experience the most favorable ratio of pleasure… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Nothing is very strong: strong enough to steal away a man's best years not in sweet sins but in a dreary flickering… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
... Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death.… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
The opening of a foreign trade, by making them acquainted with new objects, or tempting them by the easier acquisition of things… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
There is, indeed, a most dangerous passage in the history of a democratic people. When the taste for physical gratifications among them… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“As I detailed in my TED Talk, I think we all have two main characters in our heads: a rational decision-maker (the… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“For sense gratification, a man in the mode of passion wants some honor in society, or in the nation, and he wants… — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Copy Share Image
“Though we are addicted to instant gratification, we are seldom gratified because, although we are making everything possible now, we are seldom… — Michael L. Brown Copy Share Image
When working with the Universal Laws you are working with the laws of manifestation, not instant gratification ... — Jennifer O'Neill Copy Share Image
It was a vicious cycle, though. The more gratification we found in our own geniuses, the more isolated we grew. — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
Patience is a virtue in a world focused mostly on immediate results & instant gratification. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Each according to his own way of seeing things, seek one goal, that is gratification. — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
I feel a bigger sense of fulfillment when writing a novel, and short stories are more about instant gratification. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“The nuisance of her presence outweighs the gratification to be derived from tormenting her” — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
Racing is a passion...at this level, a source of immense gratification. So the rest is no problem. — Janet Guthrie Copy Share Image