"People want to be happy, and all the other things they want are typically meant to be a means to that end."

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Source : Daniel Gilbert (2006). “Stumbling on Happiness”, p.34, Vintage

Daniel Gilbert

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“Some things are as they are regardless of what they were.”

Source : John D Barrow (2014). “The Origin Of The Universe: Science Masters Series”, p.53, Basic Books
“My daughters depend on me for a lot more than food, clothing and shelter. They depend on me as an example of how to go on.”
“Words summarize the American philosophy of life: Live and let live; Let's make a deal. 8 words summarize American foreign policy: We're better than you; Do it our way.”
“You see, I know change I see change I embody change All we do is change Yeah, I know change We are born to change We sometimes regard it as a metaphor That reflects the way things ought to be In fact change takes time It exceeds expectations It requires both now and then See, although the players change The song remains the same And the truth is... You gotta have the balls to change”
“I don't think spending time in Ottawa is a good use of my time as the leader.”
“The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things.”
“No matter how sexually attracted a man might be toward other men, or a woman toward other women, and no matter how close the bonds of affection and friendship might be within same-sex couples, there is no act of court or Congress that can make these relationships the same as the coupling between a man and a woman.”
“I'd be smiling and chatting away, and my mind would be floating around somewhere else, like a balloon with a broken string.”

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