Quotes About Satisfaction

Trapped mainly by wanting things to be exactly as they are, only better

Deciding everything is falling into place perfectly as long as you don't get too picky about what you mean by place. Or perfectly. —Falling Into Place

One of the great joys of science is to understand something for the first time–to really understand, which is very different from, and far more satisfying than, knowing the facts.

An angel could traverse between worlds, but would become subject to the limitations of both. Uriel knew this from experience. But a Naphil lived in both worlds at once. In some ways Nephilim were stronger than mal'akim, but the mal'akim angels had one significant advantage: They were immortal, Nephilim were not. Nephilim could die. That point gave Uriel some small satisfaction.

Let me see what I can come up with,' she said, and seemed to take a new satisfaction in it now. Something wrong to do, a law to break, and if she was lucky she might even get to steal, and it must have been then that everything changed between us and each of us didn't just have a neighbor to pass the time with but the closest thing either of us could find to a friend. ("Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Walls")

And the trick to making anyone happy, and making yourself happy in the bargain, is to bring them not only what they ask for, but to bring them extras.

4Make God the utmost delight and pleasure of your life,c and he will provide for you what you desire the most.

22True enrichment comes from the blessing of the Lord, with rest and contentmentt in knowing that it all comes from him.

answered, "The Scriptures say: Bread alone will not satisfy,d But true life is found in every word Which constantly goes forth from God's mouth.

I'm hungry for a juicy life. I lean out my window at night and I can taste it out there, just waiting for me.

Alcohol carries the pleasures of the palate to their highest degree.

There are neither raptures, nor ecstasies, nor transports of bliss in the pleasures of the table; but they make up in duration what they lose in intensity, and are distinguished above all by the merit of inclining us towards all the other pleasures of life, or at least of consoling us for the loss of them.

Here's the thing that I think about life - if you manage to get into a space where you don't need that much, where the overhead of your life is not that great and you're pretty happy and relaxed without that much stuff, you are really liberated because you never have to say yes to something because you want another refrigerator or car!

Peter wore a grin from ear to ear. "You did great!

As I did, there, in perfect condition, to be admired by five sets of wondering eyes, was an enormous, glistening, moist, chocolate cake.

We should seek our satisfaction only in fulfilling His will, whether that leads to suffering or comfort.

Do not be satisfied with God's calling or His gifts in your life. Be satisfied with Jesus Christ Himself.

I've always thought that the key to a happy life is to have low expectations. That way, you're always pleasantly surprised.

True happiness comes from within, and is not dependent on external circumstances or material possessions.

The difference between doing a good job and doing a lousy job is driven by how many people a leader has to keep happy.

We can have eternal life if we want it, but only if there is nothing else we want more.

Still, the painful death of that unicorn had been satisfying to watch

When we get back into balance, we feel better. Relief of distress—getting back into balance—activates the reward networks in the brain. We feel pleasure when we get back into balance—from cold to warm, thirsty to quenched, hungry to satiated.

So each day we are pulled to refill our reward bucket.