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As might be supposed, my parents were quite poor, but we somehow never seemed to lack anything we needed, and I never saw a trace of discontent or a failure in cheerfulness over their lot in life, as indeed over anything.

~Albert J. Nock

Topics: Anything Cheerfulness Discontent Failure Indeed Lack Life Lot Might Needed Never Over Parents Poor Quite Saw Seemed Somehow Supposed Trace Were

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Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.

~Anna Freud

Topics: Basic Because Becomes Discontent Everything Faults Myself Problematic

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The Occupy movement found places where people who were feeling that anger could come and share it - and that is, as we all know, extremely important in any political movement. The Occupy sites became a way you could gauge the levels of anger and discontent.

~Arundhati Roy

Topics: Anger Any Became Come Could Discontent Extremely Feeling Found Gauge Important Know Levels Movement Occupy People Places Political Share Sites Way Were Where Who You

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For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Conviction Discontent Enough Importance Justice Necessity Political Profound Required Revolution Rights Social Successful Thorough

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Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Content Discontent Makes Men Poor Rich

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90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going on? What's the great discontent at the heart of it?

~Bob Geldof

Topics: Discontent Divorces Going Great Heart Initiated Odd Really Why Women

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Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.

~Cyril Cusack

Topics: Better Better Person Closer Discontent Divine Draw God Make Oneself Person Religion Tries Within

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When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'

~Dalai Lama

Topics: Always Contentment Desire Discontent Everything More Need Never Oh Practice Really Satisfied Say Want Yes You Your Yourself

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The discontent that lies in the human condition is not satisfied simply by material things.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Condition Discontent Human Human Condition Lies Material Material Things Satisfied Simply Things

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The poet complains or points out the discontent that lies at the heart of man, the individual man, and how can that be redeemed?

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Complains Discontent Heart How Individual Lies Man Out Poet Points Redeemed

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