Family Quote by Jarod Kintz

“People who always want to be happy and pursue it above all else are some of the most miserable people in the world.”

— Henry Cloud

“while only the pursuit of happiness is promised to all Americans, unhappiness is guaranteed for many.”

— Viet Thanh Nguyen

“The average person might well be no happier today than in 1800. Even the freedom we value so highly may be working against us.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“never liked the atmosphere of Washington. I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders were spending…

— Booker T. Washington

“Too many people live miserable lives, but they don’t do anything to change them.”

— Denis Hachey

In Washington, I have worked hard for the people, and I've been loved by the people.

— Marion Barry

“It was an exciting community, where we lived in Washington. The basic feeling—and I don’t think this is just nostalgia—was one of excitement, of…

— Studs Terkel

“Human life is every where a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.”

— Samuel Johnson

“Washingtonians are a bunch of cultured, egotistical, lumpen-elitist snobs who live in their own dream world completely divorced from the rest of the country.…

— Bryan Taylor

“A more miserable life is better...believe me..than an existence protected by an organized society...where everything is calculated....where everything is perfect...”

— Anonymous

That's been hard being away from the family, because Washington can be lonely. When you tune out of all the activity, that's like, you're…

— Erik Paulsen

“There’s a relentless wave of WTF coming out of Washington DC.”

— Jarod Kintz