Quotes with gratification

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  • Joseph Addison Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Bobby Sherman As far as show business, it's the gratification of doing something that pleases the fans.
    Bobby Sherman
    American singer and actor (1943 - )
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  • Bill Hybels God is no more intimidated by childish demands for instant gratification than are wise parents.
    Too Busy Not to Pray
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • Andrew Vachss 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 by a family.
    Andrew Vachss
    American crime fiction author (1942 - )
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  • Malcolm Muggeridge In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth.
    Malcolm Muggeridge
    British Broadcaster (1903 - 1990)
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  • Helen Keller Many people have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
    Helen Keller
    American writer (1880 - 1968)
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  • Carol Burnett People invite me to dinner not because I cook, but because I like to clean up. I get immediate gratification from Windex. Yes, I do windows.
    Carol Burnett
    American actress, comedian, singer, and writer (1933 - )
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  • Miguel de Cervantes The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
    Miguel de Cervantes
    Spanish writer and poet (1547 - 1616)
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.
    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    American short story writer (1804 - 1864)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson There is nothing capricious in nature and the implanting of a desire indicates that its gratification is in the constitution of the creature that feel it.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Bruce Dickinson When you cut human beings down to size, we're really quite simple creatures; food, shelter, warmth, light, heat and you build it up from there really until you finally go Gucci shoes or whatever it is or whatever your consumer desires are. All those desires are ultimately, they're about gratification.
    Bruce Dickinson
    English singer and songwriter (1958 - )
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  • Sir Richard Steele Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratification.
    Sir Richard Steele
    British Dramatist, Essayist, Editor (1672 - 1729)
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  • Helen Keller True happiness ... is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy cause.
    Helen Keller
    American writer (1880 - 1968)
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