Unsatisfactory Life Quotes

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.

French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.

I was fed up with being just plain Jane.

Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

There are many people in the world who feel that if only they had a bigger car, a nicer house, better vacations, a more understanding boss, or a more interesting partner, then their life would work. We all go through that one. Slowly we wear out most of our 'if onlies.'

I know I'm probably digging for fresh fruit in the garbage, and as much as anyone, my attitude is, if stuff's sincere, it's gooey and boring and uninteresting. But it's no way to live.

I saw everything on my parents, and I said to myself: 'I don't want to live my life like this.' They gave me everything they could but it was not amazing.

Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.

It is an immeasurable tragedy to spend a sizeable portion of one's waking hours doing a job that does not excite you nor infuse you with a sense of purpose.