Simply Quotes

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Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning. — William S. Burroughs
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. which give happiness. Thomas Jefferson… — William James
All of today's DNA, strung through all the cells of the earth, is simply an extension and elaboration of [the] first molecule. — Lewis Thomas
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. — David Lloyd George
A woman might claim to retain some of the child's faculties, although very limited and defused, simply because she has not been encouraged to learn… — Germaine Greer
The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and… — Vaclav Havel
You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines show… — Bill Gates
Much of songwriting is simply a mystery. — Paul Simon
Songwriting becomes a conscious attempt to delve into the unconscious. Even those writers who scoff at the concept of a spiritual source for their songs… — Paul Zollo
And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in order to bring… — H. L. Mencken
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into… — Paul Zollo
I thought I was the only one who still enjoyed his record collection, but after reading 'How Records Got Their Groove Back,' I happily discovered… — Unknown Author
I thought A Prairie Home Companion would be an interesting thing to do for a summer or so. Public radio was just seven years old… — Garrison Keillor
You learn this great lesson of life: it's not about me. It's just not. The matter of talent-which seemed so important to you when you… — Garrison Keillor
He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write poems;… — John Fowles
A Bearnaise sauce is simply an egg yolk, a shallot, a little tarragon vinegar, and butter, but it takes years of practice for the result… — Fernand Point
But the UFO phenomenon simply does not behave like extraterrestrial visitors. It actually molds itself in order to fit a given culture. — John Ankerberg
I wondered if I might not be in the grip of demons, if they were not making me suffer for their own purposes, or simply… — Whitley Strieber
To want simply what is enough nowadays suggests to people primitiveness and squalor. — Seneca the Younger
The positive outlook that optimists project does not come from ignoring or denying problems. Optimists simply assume that problems are temporary and can be solved,… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The world we live in is a world of mingled good and evil. Whether it is chiefly good or chiefly bad depends on how we… — William DeWitt Hyde
When I find a woman attractive, I have nothing at all to say. I simply watch her smile. Intellectuals take apart her face in order… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living… — Bobby McFerrin
Simply having children does not make mothers. — John G. Shedd
I had the evidence that a crash did happen... I ask [you] this, were you there with me? Did you have the clearances? They can't… — Philip J. Corso

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