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Gratified Quotes

On the quiet satisfaction of being heard.

These quotes describe feeling gratified in different situations, from a humanitarian cause gaining household recognition to a warm reception from readers and booksellers.

For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power...

Abraham Lincoln

I am gratified by Arsenal's interest, certainly, but my objective is to come back for Milan and do well at Milan.

Quotes by Stephan El Shaarawy

Love gratified is love satisfied, and love satisfied is indifference begun.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

For if there is anything to one's praise, it is foolish vanity to be gratified at it, and if it is abuse - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned good-natured friend or another!

Quotes by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Ability Quotes

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.

Quotes by Nicholas Kristof

I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.

Quotes by Maggie Gyllenhaal

I love meeting readers and booksellers and am beyond overwhelmed and gratified at the reception. Each day feels like an adventure.

Quotes by John Corey Whaley

We three have never been very good chemists but we are gratified with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Peter Principle says that everyone is promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. We are worried that we may have...

Quotes by Jacques Dubochet

The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

Abuse Quotes

There's a hell of a lot of horny people out there who are not being gratified in the way they should be.

Quotes by Colleen McCullough

Between my participation in Voyager and my role in Cassini, when comes the time, I will die a happy and gratified woman.

Quotes by Carolyn Porco

Scholars are deeply gratified when their ideas catch on. And they are even more gratified when their ideas make a difference - improving motivation, innovation, or productivity, for example. But popularity has a price: people sometimes distort ideas and, therefore,...

Quotes by Carol S. Dweck

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of...

C.S. Lewis

I don't really read 'business books,' and I didn't think 'The Paradox of Choice' was a business book. I'm very surprised and gratified that the business world thought it was one.

Quotes by Barry Schwartz

Achievement Quotes

I'm so much more gratified by my life now that I have an expertise. I wake up every day thinking about a fairly small set of scientific questions all related to the psychology of achievement, and I'll never get bored...

Quotes by Angela Duckworth

Frequently Asked Questions

What situations make speakers feel gratified here?
They include a humanitarian cause becoming widely recognized, interest from a sports club, and a warm reception from readers and booksellers described as feeling like an adventure.
Is there a more classic, proverb-style quote here?
Yes, one older quote suggests that once love reaches full satisfaction, it can quietly slide toward indifference, offering a more cautionary take on the word.
Do the quotes mention a specific cause or issue?
One speaker mentions feeling gratified that Darfur became a household name, referencing awareness of a humanitarian issue rather than personal achievement.
Is being gratified always tied to success in these quotes?
Mostly, yes. Most examples connect the feeling to interest, recognition, or a warm reception, though the closing proverb-style quote adds a note of caution.
What related quote page pairs with gratified quotes?
See Achievement for more quotes about the satisfaction that follows hard-won recognition.

One older-style quote treats gratified love as something that can turn into indifference once satisfied. See Achievement and Adventure for related pages.