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There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world.

~Eddie Rickenbacker

Topics: Air Applause Congratulations Gratification More Outside Outside World Peculiar Pilot Receiving Than Victory Whole World Worth

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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

Topics: Consumerism Contained Continually Could Demand Easily Encouraged Expansive Fulfillment Gratification Message Most Now Products Pushing Right

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Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them.

~Ellis Peters

Topics: Benefits Conferred Engaging Even Gratification Having More Nothing Pleasing Receiving Sense Than Them

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As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor. The people that I truly admire do this because they love telling stories and they love the make-believe of the moment and not so much the gratification afterwards.

~Eric Balfour

Topics: Actor Admire Afterwards Battle Because Demons Find Get Gratification Hopefully Love Make-Believe Moment Much Older Other Own People Reasons Stories Telling Truly Want Why You Your

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People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Anyone Applause Being Come Different Different Reasons Doing Ego Gratification Life Like None People Public Public Life Reasons Sound Straight Tells Think Us You I Think

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The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.

~Evelyn Lauder

Topics: American Back Creating Funds Giving Giving Back Gratification Great Helping Now Others People Productive Satisfying See Sort Thing Tradition Very Ways Young Young People

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Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Desire Foolish Gratification Happiness Lost Momentary Pleasure Years

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When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.

~Gene Simmons

Topics: Domain Front Gratification His Instant Instant Gratification King People Receive Rock Rock Star Star Tour You

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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

Topics: Continue Course Discourse Discovered Evening Every Expressed Gratification Having Individuals Long Many Means Practice Relieving Same Simple Success Through Whole

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The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.

~George Richards Minot

Topics: Gratification Greater Independence Land Men Possession Pride Seems

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