"I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness.We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values, and our own interests."

-- Gretchen Rubin

#Happy Life Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Keys Quotes

“The importance of the House is... far more important than my future.”
“When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or abuse, it is not a generosity worth giving.”

Source : "The Curse of the Good Girl". Book by Rachel Simmons, www.today.com. 2009.
“I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.”

Source : "Talking hitting with Stan Musial and Tony Gwynn". Sporting News Magazine Interview, www.sportingnews.com. July 28, 1997.
“Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.”
“It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.”
“Clever plastic surgery can restore an appearance of youth, but nothing changes the expression of age and experience in the eyes.”

Source : M. C. Beaton (2011). “As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery”, p.31, Minotaur Books
“Gardening is a luxury occupation: an ornament, not a necessity, of life.... Fortunate gardener, who may preoccupy himself solely with beauty in these difficult and ugly days! He is one of the few people left in this distressful world to carry on the tradition of elegance and charm. A useless member of society, considered in terms of economics, he must not be denied his rightful place. He deserves to share it, however humbly, with the painter and poet.”
“Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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