Gratification Quotes

256 quotes by 228 authors

Racing is a passion...at this level, a source of immense gratification. So the rest is no problem. — Janet Guthrie
Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years. — Questlove
The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy gratification of the homosexual wish, particularly the desire for mutual masturbation. — Reuben Fine
We must accept all of Gods will for us, not just those portions that happen to appeal and bring instant gratification and pleasure to us. — Rod Parsley
The idolatry of food cuts across class lines. This can be seen in the public's toleration of a level of cruelty in meat production that… — Brian Reynolds Myers
If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification. — Bill Bonner
The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and its important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that… — Greg Ginn
At the same time that she [nature] solicits him [man] to follow her not only into her open walks, but likewise to explore her secret… — Henry Kett
Satan represents indulgence, instead of abstinence! Satan represents vital existence, instead of spiritual pipe dreams! Satan represents undefiled wisdom, instead of hypocritical self-deceit! Satan represents… — Anton Szandor LaVey
Theatre is immediate gratification — Chita Rivera
So long as a man remains a gregarious and sociable being, he cannot cut himself off from the gratification of the instinct of imparting what… — James Joseph Sylvester
My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison.… — Chanakya
I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted… — Andrew Vachss
Among the few I have indicated, is there no dynamic man of action, the rebel who will help determine the aspect of the collective expression… — Piet Zwart
Modern man is conditioned to expect instant gratification, but any success or triumph realized quickly, with only marginal effort, is necessarily shallow. Meaningful achievement takes… — Mark Twight
I take it to be axiomatic that people are revolted by witnessing the shameless gratification of an appetite they do not share — Quentin Crisp
The byline is a replacement for many other things, not the least of them money. If someone ever does a great psychological profile of journalism… — David Halberstam
Patience expands your options. If you insist on immediate gratification, your choices are severely limited. — Ralph Marston
We obey people we don't trust, to buy things we don't need, to impress people we don't like, using money we don't have, for gratifications… — Philip Wollen
The benefits to the mother of immediate breastfeeding are innumerable, not the least of which after the weariness of labor and birth is the emotional… — Ashley Montagu

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