But we cannot play this game, because while it might be satisfying to those with highly partisan and ideological agendas, it's not satisfying to the American people and is punishing to the American economy.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

What we need is Congress to get to work, to agree to compromise, to agree to do the work of the American people, instead of satisfying some narrow slice of the political spectrum, so that we can reduce our deficit in a responsible way that does not heap the burden on single -- small segments of society.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Generalize this process, and the world would teem with more and more people leading less and less satisfying lives, until eventually the happiness of each individual would start to approach nil.

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He may have been faithful to the graphic novel as he was able, but he hopes that the film will strike the balance between satisfying the obsessive hordes of "Watchmen" fans and being accessible to people who have not heard of the graphic novel.

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