Gratifying Quotations

The Nobel Prize has been a disturbance at the beginning of October for some years. It would be gratifying to win, but it would be quite an ordeal, too, with all the events which go on for two days. I'd think carefully about what I was doing the day it is announced and maybe not be around, or be around, but elsewhere.

One of the most gratifying things I get as an artist is when people watch me do these different demonstrations, and they in some way feel empowered by what I'm doing so they can confront their own fears. Maybe it's the fear of getting in an elevator; maybe it's the fear of going on a plane and seeing the world.

It is very gratifying to see the music from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy find a new life on the concert stage as it is performed by different orchestras and choruses throughout the world.

What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that.

As I've grown older, I've developed an appreciation for wines that are immediately gratifying but that can also provide great satisfaction over several years.

What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.

I've just got into the convention circuit in the last couple of years and it's great to see all these people who are still interested in the show. It's so gratifying to hear that so many people enjoyed the work that Erin and I have done.

Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.

I constructed a laboratory in the neighborhood of Pike's Peak. The conditions in the pure air of the Colorado Mountains proved extremely favorable for my experiments, and the results were most gratifying to me.

Almost every culture has its own variation on chicken soup, and rightly so - it's one of the most gratifying dishes on the face of the Earth.

All the punishment in the world will not reform a man, unless he knows that he who inflicts it upon him does it for the sake of reformation, and really and truly loves him, and has his good at heart. Punishment inflicted for gratifying the appetite makes man afraid but debases him.

We are pleased the proposed general rate increase for electric customers will be considerably less than we originally expected. Energy prices have been rising dramatically throughout the nation during the past year and it is gratifying that we are able to announce an adjustment that is more favorable to our customers.

What has been very gratifying is that all my clients and colleagues in the agent ranks have taken a very supportive view. We're all human, and you think, 'I wonder what my buddies on the union side are going to think? Are they going to think I've changed my stripes and now I'm management?'

What's particularly gratifying to me is that we delivered these results at the same time we are reinventing the company.

We are honored to receive this award from General Motors. It is especially gratifying as Motion Industries serves to set the benchmark for quality.

There are some things that are more difficult and commercially successful. Writing original songs is more gratifying on some level. But this is so much damn fun because we invented it and perfected it. The fact that we let the music speak and then poof! -- it's gone -- manages to somehow give us artistic integrity in a cover-band framework. We've got something magical here, and we have to protect it. We don't want to suck any of the joy out of it.

The fact that our ships continue to receive accolades and praise from our guests and the media is testament to our solid commitment to excellence. This is the second consecutive year that Silver Whisper's suites have been voted the best in the world. While it's always gratifying to receive this type of recognition, you can be sure we're not about to rest on our laurels, but will keep looking for new ways to enhance our award-winning experience.

We are very flattered and find it gratifying to be included in such notable company.

When we started in 1984 and told banks and others we were planning to build a business making goat cheese, we were asking them to make a leap of faith. When we asked them to help with this project, we were asking them to express their continued confidence in us. It is very gratifying that they did.

Scotty, I couldn't take a dime from you. He said he was the luckiest man in the world. I'm in a position to help people. You don't know how gratifying it is to see somebody's dreams come true. I know a lot of people and I can help Tyler and I don't want a dime. He said someday I want him to give back the way I am.

So it is that one side effect of the HD revolution has been the gratifying and edifying return of the nature documentary - films about the hugely varied forms of life that eat, sleep, stalk, mate, fight, thrive, suffer and struggle on our dear and embattled old Earth.

MUMMY, n. An ancient Egyptian . . . handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals.

MUMMY, n. An ancient Egyptian, formerly in universal use among modern civilized nations as medicine, and now engaged in supplying art with an excellent pigment. He is handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals.By means of the Mummy, mankind, it is said, Attests to the gods its respect for the dead. We plunder his tomb, be he sinner or saint, Distil him for physic and grind him for paint, Exhibit for money his poor, shrunken frame, And with levity flock to the scene of the shame. O, tell me, ye gods, for the use of my rhyme: For respecting the dead what's the limit of time? --Scopas Brune

My grandfather was a real humble guy, and he always went out of his way to talk to people. He made time for everyone. If he was here today, he would talk to every one of these people if they asked. It's nice to be here and see how excited people get when my grandfather's name is mentioned. Especially the older people who lived during his time. Their faces really light up when they talk about him. That's very gratifying for me, and helps me remember him as well.

My favorite job is the next one. It's such a gratifying experience getting to creatively keep trying something new and push things in a different direction.

Rick works tremendously hard to accommodate media across the province and it is gratifying to see him recognized." ()

Personally, it felt good, but this is a team. It's a team game and to do your job is gratifying, to do things to help your team win is gratifying and I was able to do that tonight.

I don't have a favorite genre. I love to work and live vicariously through every character. It's all about trying to bring the character to life and get the story across in a way that resonates with the audience. It's always interesting and challenging in a gratifying and unique way.

I don't have my thesaurus, but gratifying will do just right. It's very true. These guys have bought into what we try to do. They are selfless and they have bought into the idea that the MVP of the team is the team." ()

I am incredibly proud of this team. This is one of the most gratifying years I've had. Not one of the most successful, but one of the most gratifying.

I look forward to addressing any concerns Tie or another individual may have with our direction. I don't think it's necessary or appropriate to have these discussions through the media. I can tell you that on any given day, I'm on the phone with dozens of players and today's traffic was heavier than usual. It was certainly gratifying to hear all the support that I have received from the membership.

I did miss it last year as far as being out on the field, but I did get to witness it on the bench, and that's better than nothing. It's obviously a lot more gratifying than watching.

I found it very gratifying when Lane announced his retirement, Secretary of State Jesse White called and encouraged me to run.

I enjoy coaching, probably even more than competing, ... It is a nice feeling to help someone get better. It is especially a gratifying experience to work with these kids. They have been very enthusiastic and fun to work with today.

For us to have the worst league start since (1983) and then go 13-3 is probably more gratifying than if we had started out 10-0.

For the seniors, this win really does mean a lot because they've done the full arc. It's gratifying to see their enthusiasm.

Having industry peers choose KARE 11 for such a high honor is gratifying for everyone at the station. But to have it happen consistently over the years sets the bar very high here and keeps it up there.

For me personally, there's nothing more gratifying than bringing that cannon home.

There are no words to express how we feel. It is extremely gratifying to know how people can open their hearts up to help total strangers. You hear so many things about people not caring and the bad things in life that go on. When something like this happens, it makes me proud to be a human being.

I would not say it is greatest moment. I would say it is the most gratifying, ... It's been strange. I am used to everyone telling me how great I am and how wonderful things are. This year has been the complete opposite. It's validating and gratifying at the same time.

I think it'll be very gratifying for our players to see over the course of two years we've gone from being unranked to people giving us the nod (for No. 1) as a result of our improvement.

I throw everything I have into whatever story I'm writing - and so there's something immensely gratifying about finishing one piece and then starting fresh with a new setting, time period and cast of characters, getting to see the world through a completely different lens each time.

It is gratifying to the GBI when we can identify and return remains to family members. We hope that by using the latest technology in our identification efforts, we will have other success stories as this project continues.

It is gratifying to see this many people all together. Hundreds help for Thomas the Tank and the Christmas trains...Throughout the year, about 250-300 people come from not only Boone but all over central Iowa to help.

It is gratifying to note how scriptural words like justice, peace, forgiveness have become the lingua franca of the peace process,

It is gratifying to know that so many generous individuals, foundations and corporations share UC Davis' vision and our goals to continue making new discoveries and engaging our students and global community, ... Gift support for UC Davis is essential to our success.

It is gratifying to all of us at Anheuser-Busch that so many members of our armed forces took advantage of this program and honored us with a visit. This is a difficult time for our men and women in uniform and we are honored to give them something back.

It is gratifying that aggressive regulatory action is being pursued to identify and eliminate one of the dangers identified by the (NTSB) ... in its investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800 -- potential ignition sources that could spark a fuel tank explosion,

I thought there would be an audience, I thought it would be a big audience, but I didn't think they would take to it as quickly as they have and that's very, very gratifying to see an audience full of not Polynesian people but European.

It has all been beyond our wildest dreams. It's pretty gratifying and exciting, that's for sure.

I think the two goals we got early were very important. Overall, we played well for 60 minutes, and it was real gratifying to see such a solid game from everyone on the ice.

It is always gratifying to be able to make education happen. Awards like this one at Whatcom Community College are a fundamental part of our partnership program to improve the educational opportunities of low- and moderate-income individuals and families in the communities where U.S. Bank operates.

I saw Scott missed his putt at 18 and that dictated my strategy on 18. I knew I could three-putt and that's what I did. It's very gratifying to come to a place like this and win.

Oregon offers some of the most accessible, high quality lodgings in the West, each with its own distinct service and attention to detail. It's gratifying to receive this recognition, especially when it's from travelers themselves.

Passion moves freely across borders, speaks every language, and flourishes in every culture. The movement of passion is the most gratifying satisfaction in any moviemaker's life.

Looking at profits, the quarterly result was very disappointing but high restructuring costs were booked, which weighed on earnings. What is gratifying is that order inflow is well above expectations.

It feels real good to see the kids do what they've done this season. They went undefeated (11-0 in the regular season), accomplishing a lot of the goals we set out to. It's especially gratifying to see them come out on a day that is adverse and play almost to their abilities on a good weather day.

It has become our main publication. I think there are thousands of female-owned businesses out there that have not gotten enough recognition. It is gratifying to see a publication like this starting to fill that niche.

I think he feels good about what he did. When you put in the hard work and see the benefit and the rewards, it's gratifying for him. Hopefully he'll get on that run that we expect him to get on.

It is extremely gratifying to be able to meet the growing needs of our clients while saving valuable jobs in Quincy.

I'm still a bit in awe over it. You spend your life working toward a goal, and it's a gratifying feeling when you know you've reached it.

Most of our students are Spanish-speaking, but regardless of their backgrounds, it's extremely gratifying to help someone learn to speak, read and write English so they can advance in their jobs and be able to talk to their children's teachers and become productive members of our community.

Microsoft does not take legal action lightly. We remain very serious about protecting honest software resellers and consumers from the illegal activities of software counterfeiters. It's very clear to us that our customers want to know if they've received the product they paid for, and it is gratifying to see that initiatives such as WGA, Microsoft's test purchase program and the piracy hotline are proving to be successful in helping to address this widespread problem.

Mesa Public Schools is a leader in deploying Internet applications for classroom use, and we're proud to have been selected to help with this important project, ... Since we have more than 5,000 employees in Arizona, it's gratifying to know that we're delivering services to help bring top-notch education to students in the communities in which we live and work everyday.

Who is this gratifying and where were the Africans?

We journalists like to think we are the new crusaders-it's much more gratifying than the image of the journalist pigs evoked by Spitting Image puppets.

When it's all said and done, this year may be even more gratifying than last year,

With all the adversity this team has been through, it's very gratifying to see how things panned out for everybody. It's pretty satisfying considering I haven't been as consistent as I'd like to be, and to still win 17 games ... that's pretty satisfying.

Travelling the path we travelled, having to go on the road to beat the three top seeds, it is more gratifying now that we're here. But we still have to go out and seize the moment.

Well, obviously very gratifying and energizing to be able to focus on the athletes.

This season has been very gratifying and extremely satisfying as well. The player development system validates itself when players come to the big leagues and not only just get there, but perform well.

To win this in a year (2005) when so many Canadians had good seasons is amazing. I'd love to win a World Series one day, but, on a personal level, it's very gratifying to recognized by your country.

This to us is a gratifying accomplishment to be here. But it's certainly not the culmination of what we feel is our season, or the culmination of what we are hoping to do as a program. This is just the start. We talked about this after the selection show. It's great to have the opportunity to compete in the national tournament and be here to play. But frankly for us, it's one step in what we hope is a longer stay in the tournament.

To say the least, it's gratifying to come from where we were. Those guys in the locker room deserve a lot of credit. They stayed with it. I'm really proud of them and the way they came back and hung together, and now they're in.

This will be one of the most gratifying professional experiences you will ever have.

This rejection is gratifying and shows that public welfare is still behind the decision-making process. We are grateful to all those who participated in voicing their rejection to this amendment and hope that this line of communication always stays open.

To be able to have the kind of night I had and have a big goal like that is special for me. It was gratifying in a lot of ways.

When you have an author of the caliber of Bernard Cornwell, one of the world's top historical novelist, it's very gratifying to publish him on a global basis giving him the prominence he deserves. We expect this important deal, in conjunction with the new TV mini-series, will bring him even greater success around the world.

Every year, I am overwhelmed by the tremendous support the Grand Slam for Children receives from the Las Vegas community, business partners and the entertainment industry, ... It is gratifying to know that 100% of the money we raised tonight will directly benefit children who require our assistance.

extremely pleased with our first quarter performance, having demonstrated strong sales and a significant improvement in earnings. This was especially gratifying in the face of a difficult economy.

To make the show and get a title this late in the season after the season I had last year is very gratifying and hopefully silences the critics who said I was a one-year wonder.

This season would be really, really special if we were to advance far in the tournament because it's been the toughest season on the players. A lot of these younger guys are experiencing stuff they've never experienced before with all of the pressure and all of the talk about us not being able to play together in the Connecticut basketball sense. It would be very, very gratifying to go far in the tournament. I think that's something that we're trying to feed off of and we're trying to use that to help us play.

There is a lot of tradition with Pittsburgh and to be a part of that would be really special. We have the four trophies in our building and I pass them every day and to bring another one there would be very gratifying and very special for the whole team.

This was the most gratifying Haskell I've won. With those other two it was like bringing an Uzi to a picnic.

What is gratifying is that order inflow is well above expectations. Looking at profits, the quarterly result was very disappointing but high restructuring costs were booked, which weighed on earnings.

What's gratifying for me and interesting is that people are picking up on exactly what I want them to, which is that this is energizing people, and making them want to make stories.

What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it.

We feel like we are making a little bit of history in the bay area with Cheryl. And it's particularly gratifying that it coincides with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday week and Dunedin's diversity week celebration.

We are very proud of our affiliation with The PGA. It's been very gratifying to watch the relationship grow with PGA members and the golf travelers we've served over the years. It is especially rewarding to see the relationship with the PGA extended another nine years.

Everything that has happened ... it's been pretty gratifying to know that people connect with what you're trying to say,

(Berlin) was the most gratifying tour of the whole thing.

Downhill skiing is more like an adrenaline rush, it's more about having fun. This is more about a workout. I wouldn't do this just for fun. It's more gratifying and rewarding than fun. I feel tired. I feel like I did a lot of work. It's not fun, but it's good to do. Fun is jumping off cliffs, skiing powder. This is more about being fit and being outdoors.

especially gratifying since they follow on the heels of three of the most difficult and challenging years in our history.

Every year we seem to be getting better at it. It's fun and it's gratifying when you watch the kids run.

There's nothing more gratifying to our seniors who have been workhorses for us the last four years. For some of our younger guys, it's showing them the way and hopefully giving them experience for what could be a lot of successful years to come - at least that's the goal.

I've been totally replaced by people who are superior. I was doing, like, 15 different things. It's very gratifying to watch your job done better.

I've been playing professional baseball for 10 years and I've seen everybody do this, and it's exciting for me and my teammates who have battled through thick and thin to finally be a part of it. We struggled for a little bit and for us to pull together at the end here, it's very gratifying for us.

The Sino-British relationship has now entered a new phase of sustained development, and achieved gratifying results, particularly in economic cooperation and trade,

Texas has a lot of good newspapers and it's always gratifying to receive recognition from this group. I'm very proud of our winners, as well as all the other newsroom folks who work hard every day to put out our newspaper.

Seeing how much people love Colorado was one of the most incredible, gratifying aspects of my career,