Discontent Quotes

233 Discontent quotes by 183 unique authors

The mind is a machine that is constantly asking: What would I prefer? Close your eyes, refuse to move, and watch what your mind does.… — George Saunders
A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being. Deep down he knows that… — Criss Jami
The real breeders of discontent and alien doctrines of government and philosophies subversive of good citizenship are such as these who take the law into… — John L. Lewis
90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going on? What's the great discontent at the heart of it? — Bob Geldof
There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin. — Garry Kasparov
If the time comes when our culture tires of the endless homicidal feuds, despairs of the use of force and war as a means of… — Carl Rogers
The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration… — William Herschel
Fox opposes a Syria peace plan because its modus operandi is to foment dissent in the form of a relentless and irrational contrarianism to Barack… — Jon Stewart
The despair is there; now it's up to us to go in and rub raw the sores of discontent, galvanize them for radical social change. — Saul Alinsky
Action is the parent of results; dormancy, the brooding mother of discontent. — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
Imagine your mind as a garden and thoughts as the seeds you plant. Habitual negative, unhealthy, self-critical thoughts produce the weeds and thistles of depression,… — Sue Thoele
Consumerism is, quite precisely, the consuming of life by the things consumed. It is living in a manner that is measured by having rather than… — Richard John Neuhaus
Many Christians, though keenly sensitive to the dangers of greed and discontent that come with an economy of continually increasing consumption, nevertheless feel that it… — Joy Davidman
There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that… — Laozi
A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state of inner tension… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Tis not my talent to conceal my thoughts, Or carry smiles and sunshine in my face, When discontent sits heavy at my heart. — Joseph Addison
In order to win, we pay with energy and effort and discipline. If we lose, we pay in disappointment, discontent, and lack of fulfillment. — Maya Angelou
I hear an almost inaudible but pervasive discontent with the price we pay for our current materialism. And I hear a fluttering of hope that… — Bill Moyers
A person of power embraces challenges in complete gratitude. No matter the situation life may bring, discontent is never justified, rather all is experienced as… — James Arthur Ray
Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to… — Lyndon B. Johnson

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