"I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness."

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Source : "Medical correspondent Dr. Ian Smith". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. July 5, 2010.

Ian K. Smith

#Thinking Quotes #Engagement Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“I'm not the kind of poet who arranges treasure-hunts to please the academics and keep them busy. Poetry should be surprising in deeper ways.”

Source : Source: www.poetrymagazines.org.uk
“Whoever moves into a community has a vested interest in it.”
“For you teach very clearly by your behaviour how slowly and how meagerly our senses proceed in the investigation of ever inexhaustible nature.”
“...Jake, a homosexual cop buried so deep in the closet he didn't know where to look for himself.”
“Young men are eager to "hook up" with women. And many say they have very good female friends. But some of the emotions circulating among guys make it difficult to form and sustain healthy relationships.”

Source : "How hookups and hang-ups delay manhood". TODAYshow.com Q&A, www.today.com. August 03, 2010.
“A spontaneous act of generosity, performed with unselfish grace is an example of moral beauty, as are certain acts of courage; genuine modesty is a possible example, as is selfless love. Although moral beauty is a natural gift, it is nevertheless more likely to emerge and flourish in societies that appreciate and encourage it.”
“October turned my maple's leaves to gold; The most are gone now; here and there one lingers: Soon these will slip from the twigs' weak hold, Like coins between a dying miser's fingers.”
“Most rats read. Our frustration is, we cannot hold a pen to write.”

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