“ONE AFTERNOON DURING THAT FINAL SPRING, AFTER SHE HAD TURNED THIRTY AURA TURNED TO ME FROM HER DESK WHILE I LAY ON… — Francisco Goldman Copy Share Image
The real essence of any marriage that has struggled, however unsuccessfully, towards happiness, lies in the growth of a wordless understanding that… — Wallis Simpson Copy Share Image
“In the future, a part of this class - individuals particularly sensitive to this question of the future - will realize that… — Jacques Attali Copy Share Image
“Adversity is a mirage. People, situations, and relationships sometimes change for the worst but inevitably clear a path for far better replacements.… — Carl Henegan Copy Share Image
We are on strike, we, the men of the mind. We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“As we get older, we tend to become discontent. Just like how the airports have increased security, we let our insecurities force… — Loren Cribbs Copy Share Image
If I could spend the rest of my life I would spent it with you so I can see how amazing my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Is that the summit of earthly happiness, the end of life - to love? I don't think it is. It may be… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“Happiness, wealth, true love. Just like everybody else." "That's all?" "What else is there that matters?" He shrugged a shoulder. "Destruction, vengeance,… — Michelle Rowen Copy Share Image
“I always feel the greatest bliss when I recollect those I have caught in my snares, for they generally are insolent, and… — Giacomo Casanova Copy Share Image
The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go… — Jenny Holzer Copy Share Image
I opened the doors of my heart. And behold, There was music within and a song, And echoes did feed on the… — Jean Ingelow Copy Share Image
“Any intentional state only functions, that is, it only determines conditions of satisfaction, against a set of Background abilities, dispositions, and capacities… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
We maintain, and have said in the Ethics, if the arguments there adduced are of any value, that happiness is the realization… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Whatever the internal mechanism that moderated the human capacity for joy, mine had long been broken beyond repair. And I knew this… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
Stay, stay at home, my heart and rest; Home-keeping hearts are the happiest, For those that wander they know not where Are… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Flowers don't bloom where no seeds have been planted. If you want kindness, be kind. If you want acceptance, be accepting. If… — Tom Krause Copy Share Image
We can be satisfied. We are loved, wanted, seen, delighted in, provided for, cherished, chosen, known, and planned on. We are set… — Stasi Eldredge Copy Share Image
We are moving rapidly from an era of an oligopoly of content providers to an oligopoly of content controllers: new choke points.… — Dan Gillmor Copy Share Image
To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Yes, Yudhishtira, life has no point at all. So enjoy every moment for there s no tomorrow, no life after death, no… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“So it was done to the general contentment; and if Gruff and Glum didn't in the course of the afternoon splice the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The lives of happy people are dense with their own doings -- crowded, active, thick. But the sorrowing are nomads, on a… — Larry McMurtry Copy Share Image
“There are many religions seeking to bring comfort and happiness to humanity, just as there are many treatments for a particular disease.… — Dalai Lama XIV Copy Share Image
The thing that really matters to me is well-being and happiness. Maybe it comes from knowing people who have tortured themselves trying… — Jennifer Connelly Copy Share Image
“Many of my classmates have happier memories of Blessed Sacrament, and in time I would find my own satisfaction in the classroom.… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Cult: simply an extension of the idea that everyone's supreme aim in life is self- fulfillment and happiness and that one is… — Stephen Spender Copy Share Image
I feel very happy that the society has matured and parents have opened up to their girls studying more and becoming working… — Asin Copy Share Image
We can help many people suffer less and realize a lot of happiness without being rich or influential. If love and compassion… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Elizabeth’s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happiness as she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, I'll be happy. As long… — Dan Stevens Copy Share Image
“Erase from your vocabulary the word “someday.” Do not save things for “special occasions.” Take into account the fact that every day… — Rodolfo Costa Copy Share Image
“And now if you'll excuse me, I should like to finish my book, alone, without the presence of a single ringleted girl… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
I never want to get content. I never want to think that I'm at a certain spot and I'm gonna stay there,… — Rashad Evans Copy Share Image
I'm open to anything. I always pick projects based on their content. I mean, any time I get to be a part… — Seth Green Copy Share Image
It is incumbent on us diligently to remember that the kingdom of heaven was promised to the poor in spirit, and that… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose between giving up and staying strong, when situations will try… — Chinonye J. Chidolue Copy Share Image
Joy is uncaused and arises from within as the joy of Being. It is an essential part of the inner state of… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
One thing I've been happy as peach pie about - because I'm all about the children and the happiness of a woman… — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
I believe that our purpose in life is not so much to be happy; but to be joyful, to be useful, to… — Ruben Ledesma Copy Share Image