Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego. Taylor Hackford American Director More Taylor Hackford Quotes 4
In an age of instant gratification and superficial solutions to grave social ills, this cannot be emphasized enough. Garland Hunt More Garland Hunt Quotes 1
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 Author More Andrew Vachss Quotes 1
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application. Miguel de Cervantes Spanish Novelist More Miguel de Cervantes Quotes 0
The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered such simple means of relieving the tedium of a long discourse. George Combe American Educator More George Combe Quotes 0
Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service. Julian Bond American Activist More Julian Bond Quotes 0
I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty. Davy Crockett American Explorer More Davy Crockett Quotes 0
The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification. Greg Ginn Musician More Greg Ginn Quotes 0
The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man. Learned Hand American Judge More Learned Hand Quotes 0
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 Novelist More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes 0
On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it; it's instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years. Judith Krantz American Novelist More Judith Krantz Quotes 0
My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work. Gregor Mendel Austrian Scientist More Gregor Mendel Quotes 0
Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience. Thomas Perry German Musician More Thomas Perry Quotes 0
The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men. George Richards Minot American Scientist More George Richards Minot Quotes 0
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves. Michel de Montaigne French Philosopher More Michel de Montaigne Quotes 0
I do music because I can just pick up my guitar and sing, and completely satisfy, instant gratification. I don't need a script, I don't people, I don't need anything, cameras, I just have myself and my guitar, or keyboard. Jeremy Renner American Actor More Jeremy Renner Quotes 0
If a commodity were in no way useful, - in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, - it would be destitute of exchangeable value, however scarce it might be, or whatever quantity of labour might be necessary to procure it. David Ricardo British Economist More David Ricardo Quotes 0
Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them. Ellis Peters British Author More Ellis Peters Quotes 0
As far as show business, it's the gratification of doing something that pleases the fans. Bobby Sherman American Musician More Bobby Sherman Quotes 0
By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratification now, consumerism at its most expansive encouraged a demand for fulfillment that could not so easily be contained by products. Ellen Willis American Writer More Ellen Willis Quotes 0
And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written. Mark Strand American Poet More Mark Strand Quotes 0
I'm good friends with The Rock, and I talk to him all the time. And he says that, even though his movie career has taken off, he misses the instant gratification of wrestling, and the live crowds, and I could see being that way myself. Trish Stratus American Entertainer More Trish Stratus Quotes 0