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> [“Why do we struggle so much? Why do we demand so much of life, when the happiest moments are when nothing is happening at all?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/why-do-we-struggle-so-much-why-do-we-demand-so-much-of-life-when-the/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

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## More by Chris Beckett

> [“The Holy ... Machine ?" I mumbled. "Yes." She gave a little laugh. "A great miracle. He is a kind of robot, but God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/the-holy-machine-i-mumbled-yes-she-gave-a-little-laugh-a-great/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“Nothing looks more lovely than something that’s about to end, and that’s true even if you yourself are going to be the cause of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/nothing-looks-more-lovely-than-something-that-s-about-to-end-and-that/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“Terrible things are done in the name of religion, without a doubt, but it was not religion but science that brought the world itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/terrible-things-are-done-in-the-name-of-religion-without-a-doubt-but/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“Now you're being sentimental, Marija. You shouldn't waste your pity on machines! If you want to pity someone, pity the poor guestworker who's chucked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/now-you-re-being-sentimental-marija-you-shouldn-t-waste-your-pity-on/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“Which is the more useful, the scientific world-view, with all its wonderful technical miracles, or the religious world-view, with its sense of purpose and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/which-is-the-more-useful-the-scientific-world-view-with-all-its/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“It was one of those moments when you wonder whether there is some kind of big misunderstanding and really this is all just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/it-was-one-of-those-moments-when-you-wonder-whether-there-is-some/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“Why do we struggle so much? Why do we demand so much of life, when the happiest moments are when nothing is happening at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/why-do-we-struggle-so-much-why-do-we-demand-so-much-of-life-when-the/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

> [“Watch out for men who want to turn everything into a story that’s all about them. There will always be a few of them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-beckett/watch-out-for-men-who-want-to-turn-everything-into-a-story-that-s-all/)

[Chris Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-beckett/)

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