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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion. -- Joseph Addison
I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha. -- Natalie Wood
I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well. -- Debbie Reynolds
I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me. -- Barbra Streisand
A faithful lifehacker would use technology to avoid dead time and move on to the entertaining, more gratifying activities as soon as possible. -- Evgeny Morozov
There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production. -- Zygmunt Bauman
I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it. -- Larry Wall
It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me. -- Thomas Keller
The book tour has been really interesting and very gratifying. I have not book toured before. I've never had quite as much pleasure, as much satisfaction. -- Leonard Nimoy
Almost every culture has its own variation on chicken soup, and rightly so - it's one of the most gratifying dishes on the face of the Earth. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying. -- Aretha Franklin
So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories. -- John Williams
I didn't know I was cool, but I was very flattered that some of the younger comedy writers came up to talk to me at the Emmys. I found that gratifying. -- Bob Newhart
I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying. -- Dick Van Dyke
My career in the movie business began in Hong Kong, my heart has always been tied to Asia, and it is immensely gratifying to see international recognition for Asian cinema as a whole. -- Michelle Yeoh
Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead. -- Charles Caleb Colton
I would love to be a father. I had a great father who taught me how gratifying that is. I'm not going to deny myself that. I think I'd be good at it. Everybody wants that experience. I definitely do. -- Mike Myers
It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities. -- Johann Arndt
I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture is so gratifying and the taste delivers every time. -- Alexandra Guarnaschelli
I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear. -- St. Vincent
Sisters, when about their work, should not put on clothing which would make them look like images to frighten the crows from the corn. It is more gratifying to their husbands and children to see them in a becoming, well-fitting, attire, than it can be to merely visitors or strangers. -- Ellen G. White
It is paradoxical, yet true, to say, that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense, for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects. -- Nikola Tesla
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. -- Abraham Lincoln
One of the most gratifying things I get as an artist is when people watch me do these different demonstrations, and they in some way feel empowered by what I'm doing so they can confront their own fears. Maybe it's the fear of getting in an elevator; maybe it's the fear of going on a plane and seeing the world. -- Criss Angel
The Nobel Prize has been a disturbance at the beginning of October for some years. It would be gratifying to win, but it would be quite an ordeal, too, with all the events which go on for two days. I'd think carefully about what I was doing the day it is announced and maybe not be around, or be around, but elsewhere. -- Peter Higgs
Just the service aspect of running a nonprofit is so gratifying because it takes the attention off yourself. I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor. But it's really designed to focus on yourself, or it can be. So it's good to have something else to focus on that reminds you that it's not always about you. -- Adam Driver
Shakespeare--whetting, frustrating, surprising and gratifying. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Taking smart risks can be very gratifying. -- Reed Hastings
No possession is gratifying without a companion. -- Seneca the Younger
Social media is like crack-immediately gratifying and hugely addictive. -- Gary Vaynerchuk
There's nothing as satisfying, thrilling and gratifying as parenthood. -- Alexis Denisof
It's very gratifying that someone likes what you're selling. -- Bruce Campbell
The most gratifying thing, with no question, is making records. -- Roland Orzabal
It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings. -- Ann Beattie
...anticipation of happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation. -- Gaynor Arnold
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly gratifying. -- Publilius Syrus
All that effort," he mused, "merely to avoid me. How gratifying. -- Shana Abe
Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. -- Jennifer Jason Leigh
Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates -- Henry Fielding
To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally. -- David Simon
Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire. -- George Bancroft
[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts. -- Vita Sackville-West
I, also, found the opportunity to work with the actors extremely gratifying and rewarding. -- Janine Turner
It's very gratifying to me to see my works bringing people closer to my country. -- Orhan Pamuk
One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important. -- Susan Beth Pfeffer
The gratification of a thoughtless pleasure soon evaporates; the pleasure of a gratifying thought never ends. -- Cullen Hightower
Fiction is harder for me than nonfiction - more gratifying, as a result, when it succeeds. -- Rick Bass
Being listened to should be sufficiently gratifying in itself, whether or not the advice is followed. -- Judith Martin
I played a ton of team sports growing up, and team wins are just incredibly gratifying. -- Jason Bateman
There was something peculiarly gratifying about shouting in a blind rage until your words ran out. -- Cassandra Clare
It's a big pay off when I see a woman wearing my stuff. It's really gratifying. -- Tracy Reese
...pretention is very close to stupidity and that simplicity has a less visible but still gratifying aspect. -- Marcel Proust
The idea, the pattern, is self-projected; it is a form of self-worship, of self-perpetuation, and hence gratifying. -- Jiddu Krishnamurti
The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical. -- James Boswell
Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant. -- Wes Fesler
Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying. -- Manuel Puig
Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do. -- Eli Wallach
How gratifying to be there when arrogance collapses. How much more so to be the instrument. (Alfred Gillette) -- Robert Ludlum
People go out of their way to show the love and respect for me. It is very gratifying. -- Abdul Qadeer Khan
Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. -- Athenaeus
I still play solo shows. And some of those shows are still some of the best, most gratifying shows. -- Andrew Bird
The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. -- Curtis Jackson
If you look at the whole thing, I think the most gratifying thing is my kids, without a doubt. -- Shannon Lucid
If you can live with the ups and downs, pick yourself up every morning, then there's nothing more gratifying. -- Rick Welts
I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play. -- Ian McDiarmid
Subsisting on a diet drawn from one food group isn't healthy or gratifying. Even eating cupcakes 24/7 eventually would get old! -- Jenna McCarthy
The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time. -- Ed Bliss
Property is in its nature timid and seeks protection, and nothing is more gratifying to government than to become a protector. -- John C. Calhoun
I loved making The Imitation Game and it's really gratifying to hear the audience's response to the character that I play. -- Mark Strong
I've heard about my size all my life. It makes you work that much harder. It's gratifying to prove them wrong. -- Marcus Giles
I played the best role I've ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying. -- Sherry Stringfield
It is a most gratifying sign of the rapid progress of our time that our best text-books become antiquated so quickly. -- Theodor Billroth
Nothing is more gratifying as a Christian believer than being able to thread my faith and love for Jesus into my music. -- Chynna Phillips
After the first few readings in comedy venues I did begin to write for laughs. There's something so gratifying about stimulating laughter. -- Aaron Belz
You can't imagine how gratifying it is to have a reader come up to you and say, 'You changed my life.' -- Richard Dawkins
As with the pursuit of happiness, the pursuit of truth is itself gratifying whereas the consummation often turns out to be elusive. -- Richard Hofstadter
Sometimes good days are not always fun, sometimes they are good because of how hard they were and gratifying for those reasons. -- Emile Hirsch
One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong. -- Lafcadio Hearn
It's gratifying that people are watching that [Veep] intently and that hard. So it's been really nice and it's been really fun. -- David Mandel
The most gratifying part of my job is helping people. It always makes your heart light and makes you feel much better. -- Cameron West
What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that. -- Isobelle Carmody
The act of sex, gratifying as it may be, is God's joke on humanity. It is man's last desperate stand at superintendency. -- Bette Davis
When someone comes to me and says the music I've made has affected them emotionally, that's the most gratifying part of my job. -- Moby
Being a wife and a mother is very gratifying, but it's not a creative expression and that's something I need to be happy. -- Genie Francis
I wonder why I ever bothered with sex, he thought; there's nothing in this breathing world so gratifying as an artfully placed semicolon. -- Camille Desmoulins
You just do the best you can, and when you're able to connect with people, and when you do, it's just incredibly gratifying. -- Nic Pizzolatto
MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals. -- Ambrose Bierce
I must say that the more you give, the more you get. Being able to find solutions, to help other people is extremely gratifying. -- Donna Karan
Cooking is at once one of the simplest and most gratifying of the arts, but to cook well one must love and respect food. -- Craig Claiborne
What's been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts. -- E. O. Wilson
It's truly gratifying to see my films reach beyond a familiar public, to get a chance to move new audiences. It's nuts. It's extraordinary. -- Jacques Audiard
I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging. -- Dennis Quaid
William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] - that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star - that's very gratifying. -- Rob Lowe
My favorite job is the next one. It's such a gratifying experience getting to creatively keep trying something new and push things in a different direction. -- Roger Craig Smith
Passion moves freely across borders, speaks every language, and flourishes in every culture. The movement of passion is the most gratifying satisfaction in any moviemaker's life. -- Saul Zaentz
This has been my most satisfying, my most gratifying, my most content year, and to culminate this way is perfection. (on the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2005 season) -- Cobi Jones
Just to be able to release an album back in the day when I came out was very gratifying. Most people were not given the opportunity. -- Keith Sweat
An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he's in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying. -- Al Pacino
Slack is gratifying to work on in the same way that Flickr was. The mission is to make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant, more productive. -- Stewart Butterfield
Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1 is like actually winning the award. It's very gratifying. -- Brad Thor
My favorite job is the next one. Its such a gratifying experience getting to creatively keep trying something new and push things in a different direction. -- Roger Craig Smith
The monkeys solved the puzzle simply because they found it gratifying to solve puzzles. They enjoyed it. The joy of the task was its own reward. -- Daniel H. Pink
So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories. -- John Williams
If intellectual curiosity, professional pride, and ambition are the dominant incentives to research, then assuredly no one has a fairer chance of gratifying them than a mathematician. -- G. H. Hardy
For me, the most gratifying projects are ones that have the potential to bring people together - to overcome differences among various groups, and to spark dialogue. -- Nancy Kates
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them. -- Samuel Johnson
I can't imagine there has ever been a more gratifying time or place to be alive than America in the 1950s. No country had ever known such prosperity. -- Bill Bryson
But with woodworking, it's really sort of gratifying to be able to have an actual piece to touch, and then step back and be able to share it. -- Luke Kirby
It's especially gratifying to have done a film like 'Eight Men Out' because it's hard not to have fun when there are so many bats and balls around. -- D. B. Sweeney
Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, before the next time out. -- Curtis Hanson
Chemically induced hallucinations, delusions and raptures may be frightening or wonderfully gratifying; in either case they are in the nature of confidence tricks played on one's own nervous system. -- Arthur Koestler
Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But still, there's this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters. -- Blythe Danner
I really enjoy doing theater, but doing theater in Seattle is like dropping a brick in a bottomless well. It's gratifying, but it's almost like doing radio. It's ephemeral. -- Dan Savage
I also feel that the only thing more gratifying than working with someone who you've worked well with is working with someone new and coming up with something great. -- Jonathan Demme
Some stories we know well and some we learn as we go. Being able to shape and share these stories into new perspectives and new ideas is incredibly gratifying. -- Garth Kravits
It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent. -- Hannah Arendt
It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent -- Hannah Arendt
The song can be a little bit more of the mystery and leave the whole thing open ended. But there's something really gratifying about saying exactly what you mean. -- Jon Foreman
I've produced a couple of films and really enjoyed starting it from the very beginning and seeing it all the way through to the end; that was very gratifying. -- Jeff Bridges
I want be a guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me. -- Dave Chappelle

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