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Quotations about satisfaction

John SteinbeckFor it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.

 - John Steinbeck

Tags:   humanity  satisfaction  

Diane AckermanBecause IQ tests favor memory skills and logic, overlooking artistic creativity, insight, resiliency, emotional reserves, sensory gifts, and life experience, they can't really predict success, let alone satisfaction.

 - Diane Ackerman

Tags:   intelligence  satisfaction  success  tests  

Carl SaganFor me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

 - Carl Sagan

Tags:   delusion  satisfaction  universe  

To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.

 - Charles Dudley Warner

Tags:   agriculture  farming  gardening  satisfaction  

Samuel JohnsonThat all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness.

 - Samuel Johnson

Tags:   happiness  satisfaction  

Steve JobsYour work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you 'Il know when you find it.

 - Steve Jobs

Tags:   life  meaning  satisfaction  work