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This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have… — Ellen DeGeneres
Each of us seeks peace of mind, but we sometimes fear that it means giving up excitement and ecstasy. Peace sounds like contentment, which sounds… — Jennifer James
Only when peace lives within each of us, will it live outside of us. We must be the wombs for a new harmony. When it… — Ming-Dao Deng
Supply does not come through prayer. It comes as a result of an attitude of faith, a condition of mind and heart, in which the… — Henry Thomas Hamblin
If good people would make their goodness agreeable, and smile instead of frowning in their virtue, how many would they win to the good cause. — James Ussher
In London there was no home cooking worthy of the name. When you were in funds you ate out. But only the people whose faces… — Clive James
The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead. — George Mikes
May I so boldly suggest that this Thanksgiving, we focus on one-on-one conversations, instead of broadcasting our lives to the masses. — Randi Zuckerberg
As one woman told me, "When I decided to come in to work happy, everybody around me became happy." This woman had decided to quit… — Bernie Siegel
It is the experience of those who have tried it, that working from a sense of duty, working for the work's sake, working as a… — Henry Thomas Hamblin
I saw something stupid in the paper today. A new alarm clock that makes no noise. It's for people who don't like loud noises. Instead,… — Jay Leno
Of course kids should pay taxes.Tell littlie johnny if he wants to ride his bicycle on the sidewalk instead of in the mud,he's got to… — Jim Rohn
In attempting to explain geological phenomena, the bias has always been on the wrong side; there has always been a disposition to reason á priori… — Charles Lyell
[Instead of collecting stamps, he collected dictionaries and encyclopaedias:] Because you can learn more from them. — Linus Pauling
Instead of "I love you," it would be better to say "I am love-I am the embodiment of Pure Love." Remove the I and you,… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Many of us may have watched the waves at sea. They rise, then fall, then rise again, then fall again... and this cycle continues endlessly.… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Try to make others happy, and don't despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one… — Mata Amritanandamayi
What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone's wish is to become a leader....Let us become a real servant instead. — Mata Amritanandamayi
It is not good to give money to everyone who begs; give food or clothing instead. They may misuse the money we give for drinks… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Children, daily practice of yoga or sun salutations (surya-namaskara) is very good for health and for spiritual practice. Lack of proper exercise is the cause… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them. — Mata Amritanandamayi
If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it. — Mata Amritanandamayi
But it is necessary to insist more strongly than usual that what I am putting before you is a model-the Bohr model atom-because later I… — Arthur Eddington
Pressure on nerves causes irriatation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust the cause instead of… — Daniel D. Palmer
This brief century of ours is arguably the most significant one in the history of our universe. We'll have the technology either to self-destruct, or… — Max Tegmark

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