Bases Quote by Nelson Mandela

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

— Elaine Stritch

happiness is a duty, not only because of its effect upon us but because of its influence upon others.

— Alice Hegan Rice

It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others

— Jacqueline Carey

Our happiness often depends upon social hypocrisies to which we will never stoop.

— Honore de Balzac

I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.

— Kanye West

That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.

— Peter Hook

People often ask me: Who has influenced you the most? Your father? Mahatma Gandhi? Yes, my choices were fundamentally influenced by them, by the…

— Indira Gandhi

My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul.

— Billie Jean King

Happiness depends upon ourselves; not on others

— Anonymous

I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

— Theodore Bikel

Altruism is the best source of happiness. There is no doubt about that.

— Dalai Lama

In civilized society we all depend upon each other, and our happiness is very much owing to the good opinion of mankind.

— Samuel Johnson