"Human nature, at its best, had always been based on a deep heroic restlessness, on wanting something-something else, something more, whether it be true love or a glimpse just beyond the horizon. It was the promise of happiness, not the attainment of it, that had driven the entire engine, the folly and glory of who we are."

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Source : Will Ferguson (2002). “Happiness”

Will Ferguson

#Happiness Quotes #Promise Quotes #Horizon Quotes

“Do the people of this land…desire to preserve those [liberties] protected by the First Amendment… If so, let them withstand all beginnings of encroachment. For the saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanquished liberty is that it was lost because its possessors failed to stretch for a saving hand while yet there was time.”
“I'm more of a freestyle dancer. I like to do my own thing.”
“Someone should have a record that doesn't have any singing. It's my favorite Miles Davis record. I love hanging out in the summer, in New York, when it's miserably hot. I love electric Miles Davis in the summer. Jack Johnson, the songwriting especially, is a premier example of that. It always makes me feel hot in the city. It's also nice to have something not yelling in your ear. For me, as a lyricist, it's nice to put on something without any words.”
“I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore.”
“I am a great believer in what we've been told time and time again by people like Joseph Campbell, "find your bliss." Find out what it is that touches you most deeply. Pursue it, learn about it, explore it, expand on it. Live with it and nurture it. Find your own way and make your own contribution. Find a way to make a contribution to this society because God knows we need contributions from the coming generation. This planet and this civilization is in need. I see it as a time of need.”

Source : Interview with Karleigh Moore, tech.mit.edu. April 1, 2014.
“Success is not a destination, but the road that you're on.”

Source : "Marlon Wayans "A Haunted House" Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
“If there's cheesecake in the house, I'll have some.”

Source : "Kelly: Live & Uncensored". Interview with Cortney Pellettieri, www.goodhousekeeping.com. February 7, 2012.
“Some of the best advice I got from a close friend is marriage is always looked at from the world as 50/50 as to working together to make that 100 percent.”

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