deferred gratification
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As a noble and spiritual calling, the vocation of public service demands honor, integrity and a selfless dedication that is founded on deferred gratification of those base desires that move ordinary humans.
Of those who attempted to delay, one-third deferred gratification long enough to get the second marshmallow.'
Written in the run-up to 2016's US elections, songs tackle such subjects as the challenges of teaching non-violence (Pacifist's Lament), empathy (Terrifying Sight), pro-choice (Play God), and relationships (Deferred Gratification), though it's the album's title track which best sums up Binary's over-arching themes.
We need to stress, among other values, deferred gratification, entrepreneurship, self-reliance, efficacy, hard work, creativity, a need for achievement in various skills, and seriousness about tasks, job, family and obligations.
It is a culture of saving--of deferred gratification that Weber calls ascetic--and dedication to the highest level of productivity at work.
A crumbly exterior gave way to a samosa-like filling and it was a test in deferred gratification, after the first bite, to go back and savour it slowly rather than chuck the whole lot in at once.
We could ask Ben Franklin, who states in Poor Richard's that "diligence is the mother of good luck." In other words, we may be starting to see a shift toward deferred gratification.
Pundits worried that via rap music, acceptance of such behaviors was creeping up the social ladder, undermining the efforts of ordinary Americans to imbue their children with a commitment to deferred gratification, hard work, and marriage.
He believes his generation doesn't need to suffer the same deferred gratification.
As for the self-made millionaires who do have some luxury in their lives - it usually followed many years of deferred gratification.
he knows all too well that transcendence is found in deferred gratification.
Having eaten my main too fast I was stuffed but Steph, who understands deferred gratification, ordered a sticky toffee pudding.
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