"People prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and to experience intense emotions."

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Source : Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want”, p.161, Penguin

Sonja Lyubomirsky

#Optimistic Quotes #People Quotes #Events Quotes

“But does Man have any 'right' to spread through the universe? Man is what he is, a wild animal with the will to survive, and (so far) the ability, against all competition. Unless one accepts that, anything one says about morals, war, politics, you name it, is nonsense. Correct morals arise from knowing what man is, not what do-gooders and well-meaning old Aunt Nellies would like him to be. The Universe will let us know - later - whether or not Man has any "right" to expand through it.”
“The Kama Sutra is neither exclusively a sex manual nor, as also commonly used art, a sacred or religious work. It is certainly not a tantric text. In opening with a discussion of the three aims of ancient Hindu life â€“ dharma, artha and kama â€“ Vatsyayana's purpose is to set kama, or enjoyment of the senses, in context. Thus dharma or virtuous living is the highest aim, artha, the amassing of wealth is next, and kama is the least of three.”
“If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want - Why? Because (a) you'll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you'll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway.”
“We come to God by love and not by navigation.”
“Sophia Loren plays peasants. I play ladies.”
“You can spend the rest of your life being afraid of people rejecting you. You have to start by not rejecting yourself. You donâ€™t deserve it.”
“In London it's easy not to be the focus of attention, especially when Sting lives in the house just behind you.”
“The long fight to save wild beauty represents democracy at its best. It requires citizens to practice the hardest of virtues - self-restraint.”

Source : Edwin Way Teale (1987). “Circle of the seasons: the journal of a naturalist's year”, Olympic Marketing Corp

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