Dull repetitious work gives no gratification. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To my immense gratification he arrived on time. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I want to encourage what I call gratification education (what others have called "natural learning" or "unschooling"). From Wordnik.com. [Education] Reference
Personal gratification is not a big theme in Scripture. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Well-known GOP activist Bi-partisan government insider held in sex-predator sting] Reference
Instant gratification is part of what got us into this place. From Wordnik.com. [Rep. Tom Perriello Urges Patience On Economic Growth: 'Instant Gratification' Is What Got Us Into This Mess (VIDEO)] Reference
Instant gratification is not the name of the game in this business. From Wordnik.com. [Why the Moon? Here's Why. - NASA Watch] Reference
For young players, especially, short-term gratification is the norm. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Brandt: NFL Labor Pains: The Spending Problem] Reference
Well, no vision, no foresight, emmidiate gratification is the problem. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rumsfeld on Iran Today = Rumsfeld on Iraq in 2002] Reference
These are not short-term gratification types: these are true athletes. From Wordnik.com. [Witness to the human spirit in action: marathon runners « knitnut.net] Reference
"Instant gratification" is a tactic the gods instilled about 25 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Letter Two] Reference
And yes, not getting instant gratification is really a problem for me too. From Wordnik.com. [3 Recipes: Preserved Lemons & Candied Lemon Peel & Sparkling Lemonade and Mint (Λεμόνια στην Άρμη & Γλυκά Φλούδα του Λεμονιού & Λεμονάδα με Δυόσμος)] Reference
Immediate gratification is the only advantage traditional retailers have left. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Care if Borders Doesn't Stock All Science Fiction Books?] Reference
If something bores you, gratification is a mouse-click or a remote button away. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye to Grits] Reference
Immediate gratification is part of what got us into this mess in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Stimulus not working] Reference
Examples of this include someone who delays short-term gratification for long-term gains. From Wordnik.com. [Srinivasan Pillay: How to Be Determined and Not Exhausted] Reference
It is not about sacrificing that permanence for short-term gratification, however glorious. From Wordnik.com. Reference
“Short-term gratification equals selfish ambition equals self-destruction,” Travis said. From Wordnik.com. [The God Hater] Reference
If you're into short-term gratification and instant results, today and tomorrow will be good days. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
If they decide it's about who can offer the most immediate, short-term gratification, we'll be in trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At Dnc Reception In Los Angeles] Reference
And somehow, I think that the short-term gratification I'm giving myself now will be worth it in the long run. From Wordnik.com. [... Pieces of Promises] Reference
No one risks their own career and their paper's credibility for short-term gratification or fleeting notoriety. From Wordnik.com. [Escorting Judy to the Gallows] Reference
Instant gratification is also to blame, people have become complacent with thinking every situation is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 10/07/09] Reference
Hoyer might be new on the job, but he's looking for long-term gratification rather than a fleeting first impression. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
Instant gratification is for two year olds, generally followed by a temper tantrum when they don't get what they want. From Wordnik.com. [Top House Republican slams Obama over stimulus, jobs] Reference
I didn't see any political success from it, and I wasn't there to receive any political gratification from the event in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Op-Ed: 15 Bleak Years Since The Million Man March] Reference
"We all need to turn from short-term gratification ... rather than indulge ourselves with this unlimited consumption," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Faith Leaders Call BP Spill A 'Sin Against Creation'] Reference
It's six of one, a half dozen of the other; but the gratification is much more immediate from the blog than it is from the fiction. From Wordnik.com. [March 24th, 2005] Reference
XkiD | Delayed gratification or in other words self-control | blog. xkid.ro. From Wordnik.com. [Carol's Vault] Reference
But the gratification is the same-whether it's your first book of your fifteenth. From Wordnik.com. [Six LDS Writers and A Frog] Reference
I can vividly recall the gratification which I felt when the Liberal candidate -- J. From Wordnik.com. [Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography] Reference
I think people are so used to immediate gratification, which is why we're where we are. From Wordnik.com. [How To Find A Financial Planner] Reference
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