Gratifying Quotes
144 quotes by 137 authors
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MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals.
— Ambrose Bierce
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I’m a bit of an expert on anger, having suffered from it all through my youth, when I was both brunt and font. It’s certainly…
— Deborah Eisenberg
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I profoundly admire Aldous Huxley, both for his philosophy and uncompromising sincerity. But I disagree with his advocacy of 'the chemical opening of doors into…
— Arthur Koestler
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Its a real honor to be included among the list of finalists, when you see the names that are there, ... Some of the guys…
— Mark Teixeira
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I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it.
— Larry Wall
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My sons served excellent missions, and returned to participate in college athletics. In their letters home, and even now that they have been back for…
— LaVell Edwards
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Then to have Brett come along and follow in the footsteps, it's so gratifying. I get as much enjoyment out of watching Brett play as…
— Bobby Hull
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In fact its quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so…
— Derek Bailey
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People go out of their way to show the love and respect for me. It is very gratifying.
— Abdul Qadeer Khan
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The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud…
— Aries Spears
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It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.
— Ann Beattie
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It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly…
— Johann Arndt
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Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But still, there's this little voice that says you should be…
— Blythe Danner
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Well, it was one of my most gratifying experiences because I could devote my knowledge and my talent for the good for the City of…
— Felix de Weldon
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The idea, the pattern, is self-projected; it is a form of self-worship, of self-perpetuation, and hence gratifying.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit…
— Hannah Arendt
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Lord give me this seeing faith, then my work will never be monotonous. I will find joy in humoring the fancies and gratifying the wishes…
— Mother Teresa
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I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play.
— Ian McDiarmid
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Using awareness, personal responsibility and inner work to review our unskillful or frightened reactions, we become more adept at turning habitual reactions to balanced responses.…
— John Earle
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Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a…
— Jack McDevitt
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