Endless Quote by Terry Eagleton

We live in a world of instant gratification, the world of the quick fix.

— Rachael Taylor

The ability to delay gratification has implications not only for a person's life, but also for a community, for a people, for a country.

— Joachim de Posada

We are being conditioned, as a population, to never wait, to never delay our gratification, to accept thoughtless, constant consumption as the new norm.…

— Jenna Wortham

“It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most human beings live only for the gratification of it. ARISTOTLE”

— Gerald G. May

We live in a culture where everything is designed for our comfort or entertainment but nothing satisfies. At our core, we remain insatiable, constantly…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

Instant gratification is not soon enough.

— Meryl Streep

“Some people think they can find satisfaction in good food, fine clothes, lively music, and sexual pleasure. However, when they have all these things,…

— Liezi

Instant gratification is bringing this planet to its knees.

— Giles Coren

“Fulfilled desires, like pleasures (even of the intrinsic kind), are states of achievement rather than default states. For instance, one has to work at…

— David Benatar

“Society, rather than valuing us as full human beings and empowering us, socializes us to focus on attracting, giving to, and pleasing others.”

— Carolynn Hillman CSW

The obsession with instant gratification blinds us from our long-term potential.

— Mike Dooley

Within every desire is the mechanics of its fulfillment.

— Deepak Chopra