If one is satisfied with things, one doesn’t complain about the downsides that exist, either. – Georg Henrik von Wright
A writer is seldom satisfied with the condition he finds himself in. We’re all given to fretting a lot. – Joseph Brodsky
The doctor who applied a stethoscope to my heart was not satisfied. I was told to get my papers with the clerk in the outer hall. I was medically rejected. – C. S. Forester
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. – The Bible Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:6.
There came a time when I felt I was not going to be satisfied with life unless I could write. – James Salter
I am satisfied that all politicians were meant to be journalists and all journalists meant to be politicians. – Owen Arthur