It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. less than 1 minute read
Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film ‘Funny Girl’ at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out with all those friends you blew off to hang out with your ex. I truly believe that, through a combination of Nutella, old pals and Barbra Streisand, we can achieve happiness and, very probably, world peace. less than 1 minute read
The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it. less than 1 minute read
How can you tell somebody whose is pursuing happiness that they’re somehow not American when that was the very first promise that America made? less than 1 minute read
I don’t think that sin and pursuing happiness are not necessarily the same thing. less than 1 minute read
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. less than 1 minute read
I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness. less than 1 minute read
To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child’s delight added to your own - this is happiness. less than 1 minute read
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. less than 1 minute read
