“good life, the happy life, is connecting to something larger than ourselves, recognizing that we are not mere blips on the cosmic… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
And so when we talk about intangible values remember that they cannot be separated from the others. The conservation of waters, forests,… — Sigurd F. Olson Copy Share Image
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“Jules: Emma? You haven't said anything since we left the church. Emma: You're in love with me. Still. Jules: What are you… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
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“Winter was come indeed bringing with it those pleasures of which the summer dreamer knows nothing—the delight when the fine and glittering… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now. Hell, I'm blessed to be in any… — Tom Sizemore Copy Share Image
“(from chapter 19, "Willi Ossa") "...when I did [become a pastor], I knew that it was a vocation, not a job. I… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Yet she was so sweet. She wasn’t a hard-ass, wasn’t jaded after all that had been done to her. In bed, she… — Jaci Burton Copy Share Image
“People do not always remember that politics, economics, and social organisation generally, belong in the realm of means, not ends. Our political… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
We live by faith; but Faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and Duty's, never… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
Self-confidence is a must for a fulfilled life. If you have a divine self-confidence, you know how fortunate you are. Study yourself,… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
Grace is not against good works! It simply does not bless on the basis of good works. We receive blessing from God… — Richard Jordan Copy Share Image
Problems are solved only when we devote a great deal of attention to them and in a creative way...to have a good… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
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What is it that is most beautiful? - The Universe; for it is the work of God. What is most powerful? -… — Thales Copy Share Image
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“Loving and Leaving the Good Life: • Do the best you can, whatever arises. • Be at peace with yourself. • Find… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
I'm not an aspiring rapper, I'm not a gang member, I'm not a dope dealer, I don't have multiple babies momma's. I… — Christopher Dorner Copy Share Image
I did three of the original 'Twilight Zone' episodes, yes. Also, I did a little thing in the feature film, and then… — Bill Mumy Copy Share Image
Well, one measure of a good life, I think, is to be engaged in projects that one thinks are meaningful and worthwhile.… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
“I focus on a simple message: when you leave the two-thirds of Americans without college degrees out of your vision of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“Different people define "the good life" in different ways. To me, the good life includes active participation in family, church and community.… — Kenneth Ross French Copy Share Image
But I have never had the privilege of unhappiness in Happy Valley. California is about the good life. So a bad life… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
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First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that specify these… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There are, then, three sorts of religious experiences. The ancient rites, which are essentially propitiatory. The mysteries, which purge the soul and… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“before the advent of any particular cultural, religious, or philosophical ethics, ethics has existed. Not as a unified, normative body of maxims,… — Michael D. Jackson Copy Share Image
People asked me if I believed in a heaven and a hell,I don't believe in neither. Its clearly no proof. Anyone could… — Jasmine Laura Copy Share Image
I think, questions about what it means to respect nature become very important because just as in human society, for example, part… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
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