Satisfaction Quotes

Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place.

People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.

Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to body and mind, breeding new desires, and exploiting Nature's cupboard for their satisfaction.

The satisfaction you get when you finally beat your dad is amazing, that rush of adrenaline.

As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.

I hope that they are finding satisfaction. I'm in no way making a judgment. I know it doesn't make me happy.

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.

I'm a total pleasure seeker. I pursue anything that satisfies me. I usually get it. I have specific needs and I know what they are so I can achieve satisfaction.

When news of the crash came, probably a lot of people in small towns and farms across America felt a sense of grim satisfaction that the sinners had finally been punished for their wicked ways.

The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.

There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen appetites.

I'm greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn't do it, that somehow I can deliver.

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.

I joined Twitter and you read a lot of the comments. You're biting your lip and you want to reply but you know a headline will be made from it and you don't want to give people the satisfaction.

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

I am only conscious of any satisfaction in Scientific Reading or thinking when it rounds off into a poetical generality and vagueness.

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.

I can't get no satisfaction.

Earth's dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.

I get an incredible thrill and satisfaction from seeing somebody with Apple's tell-tale white earbuds. But I'm constantly haunted by thoughts of, is it good enough? Is there any way we could have made it better?

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.

The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?

Experienced happiness refers to your feelings, to how happy you are as you live your life. In contrast, the satisfaction of the remembering self refers to your feelings when you think about your life.

There is a great satisfaction in building good tools for other people to use.