#ratify

With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying. ↗

— Frederick Law Olmsted

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If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or 'our' country, let it be understood soberly and rationally between us that you are fighting to gratify a sex instinct which I cannot share; to procure benefits where I have not shared and probably will not share. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

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It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities. ↗

— Johann Arndt

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I played a ton of team sports growing up, and team wins are just incredibly gratifying. ↗

— Jason Bateman

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I also feel that the only thing more gratifying than working with someone who you've worked well with is working with someone new and coming up with something great. ↗

— Jonathan Demme

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I've produced a couple of films and really enjoyed starting it from the very beginning and seeing it all the way through to the end; that was very gratifying. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

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Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But still, there's this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters. ↗

— Blythe Danner

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I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing '9 to 5' was an opportunity that I valued precisely because it's so rarely in the hands of women. ↗

— Jane Fonda

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But with woodworking, it's really sort of gratifying to be able to have an actual piece to touch, and then step back and be able to share it. ↗

— Luke Kirby

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