Occupation alone is happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

— Thomas Jefferson

Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible.

— Alberto Manguel

In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense.

— Voltaire

The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it.

— Bashar al-Assad

Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming.

— Holly Johnson

To the distracting occupations belong especially my lecture courses which I am holding this winter for the first time, and which now cost much…

— Carl Friedrich Gauss

You do research into specific occupations of the character, with specific behaviorisms that their daily life might give them. You do as much research…

— Guy Burnet

When I land in a country and they ask for 'occupation,' I always just put 'artist.' I think that covers all of it.

— Viggo Mortensen

Sir, you must not neglect doing a thing immediately good from fear of remote evil; -from fear of its being abused.

— Samuel Johnson

Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it…

— Samuel Johnson

The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth.

— Samuel Johnson

That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own self-esteem

— Samuel Johnson

I'm happy to be considered desirable. I love it!

— Susan Sarandon

When you have a choice, choose happy!

— Pancho Barnes

The happy have whole days,

— Colley Cibber