Satisfactory Quotes

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Nature is, in fact, a suggester of uneasiness, a promoter of pilgrimages and of excursions of the fancy which never come to any satisfactory haven. — Charles Dudley Warner
The artist's work constitutes the only satisfactory relationship he can have with his fellow men since he seeks his real friends among the dead and… — Lawrence Durrell
There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you don't make that response, you continually relive… — Russell Hoban
The tubular steel chair is surely rational from technical and constructive points of view. It is light, suitable for mass production, and so on. But… — Alvar Aalto
The paint for the grey paintings was mixed beforehand and then applied with different implements - sometimes a roller, sometimes a brush. It was only… — Gerhard Richter
The need for a quick, satisfactory copying machine that could be used right in the office seemed very apparent to me-there seemed such a crying… — Chester Carlson
It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of… — Thom Gunn
Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many possible ways of life, where other civilizations have recognized only… — Margaret Mead
I see no good reason why the views given this volume [The Origin of Species] should shock the religious feelings of any one. It is… — Charles Darwin
It should be our care not so much to live a long life as a satisfactory one. — Seneca the Younger
Have you got a Beemer, an Audi, a Saab or a Volvo that replaced a Ford, Vauxhall, Rover or Nissan? Many Brits have. Your first… — Peter York
To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute. — Aristotle
There is a satisfactory and available power in every one to learn drawing if he wishes, just as nearly all persons have the power of… — John Ruskin
Perhaps it's true that I'm very hard on myself, but that's better than exhibiting mediocre work... too few were satisfactory enough to trouble the public… — Claude Monet
Thousands of years ago the question was asked; ''Am I my brother's keeper?'' That question has never yet been answered in a way that is… — Eugene V. Debs
I suppose what you're doing as a painter is making a record of your trip through life. I can't think of any job that is… — Robert Genn
In fact the a priori reasoning is so entirely satisfactory to me that if the facts won't fit in, why so much the worse for… — Erasmus Darwin
Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again! I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to… — Jermaine Jackson
Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences… — E. M. Forster
Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. — Erich Fromm

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