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title: "2 Sneak Quotes By Harold S. Kushner"
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> [The happiest people I know are people who don't even think about being happy. They just think about being good neighbors, good people. And then happiness sort of sneaks in the back window while they are busy doing good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/the-happiest-people-i-know-are-people-who-don-t-even-think-about/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

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> [I suspect that the happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful and reliable - and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are busy doing those things. It is a by-product, never a primary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/i-suspect-that-the-happiest-people-you-know-are-the-ones-who-work-at/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

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## More by Harold S. Kushner

> [When a mentally retarded child is born, the religious question we often ask is, "Why does God let this happen?" The better question to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/when-a-mentally-retarded-child-is-born-the-religious-question-we/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [Seek something outside your nine-to-five job as an additional source of fulfillment and as a way to feel the joy of helping others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/seek-something-outside-your-nine-to-five-job-as-an-additional-source/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [But at the end, if we are brave enough to love, if we are strong enough to forgive, if we are generous enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/but-at-the-end-if-we-are-brave-enough-to-love-if-we-are-strong-enough/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [Life is like the baseball season, where even the best team loses at least a third of its games, and even the worst team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/life-is-like-the-baseball-season-where-even-the-best-team-loses-at/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [The circumstances of your life have uniquely qualified you to make a contribution. And if you don't make that contribution, nobody else can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/the-circumstances-of-your-life-have-uniquely-qualified-you-to-make-a/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [None of us has the power to make someone else love us. But we all have the power to give away love, to love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/none-of-us-has-the-power-to-make-someone-else-love-us-but-we-all-have/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [We teach children how to measure and how to weigh. We fail to teach them how to revere, how to sense wonder and awe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/we-teach-children-how-to-measure-and-how-to-weigh-we-fail-to-teach/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [God, who neither causes nor prevents tragedies, helps by inspiring people to help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/god-who-neither-causes-nor-prevents-tragedies-helps-by-inspiring/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [There seems to be something in the human soul that causes us to think less of ourselves every time we do something wrong... And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/there-seems-to-be-something-in-the-human-soul-that-causes-us-to-think/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [There is a Jewish notion that holiness is found with other people. To understand what life really is, one has to share it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/there-is-a-jewish-notion-that-holiness-is-found-with-other-people-to/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [The path to God is rarely a steady climb upward. We climb, we fall back, and we climb higher again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/the-path-to-god-is-rarely-a-steady-climb-upward-we-climb-we-fall-back/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [You don't have to be religious to have a soul; everybody has one. You don't have to be religious to perfect your soul; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/you-don-t-have-to-be-religious-to-have-a-soul-everybody-has-one-you/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [When your life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday life, something magical happens: Ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/when-your-life-is-filled-with-the-desire-to-see-the-holiness-in/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [When I talk to people who feel this emptiness and lack of fulfillment, I recommend they find a source of balance in their lives.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/when-i-talk-to-people-who-feel-this-emptiness-and-lack-of-fulfillment/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

> [Forgiveness is a favor we do for ourselves, not a favor we do to the other party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-s-kushner/forgiveness-is-a-favor-we-do-for-ourselves-not-a-favor-we-do-to-the/)

[Harold S. Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-s-kushner/)

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