"Why look any further if you've discovered complete satisfaction."

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Source : Eva Hoffman (2011). “Lost In Translation: A Life in a New Language”, p.41, Random House

Eva Hoffman

#Looks Quotes #Satisfaction Quotes

“Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness.”

Source : "Should Governments Make Happiness A Priority?". Interview with Alison St. John, www.kpbs.org. April 26, 2011.
“CM has always stood for one thing: Chicago Made. Chick Magnet? Thatâ€™s preposterous. Girls donâ€™t like me. I was born and raised in Chicago. The city made me. Punk is just because Iâ€™ve always been a smart-mouthed, wise-ass punk. I still am. I was the guy, if a bunch of football players were messing with one of my friends, Iâ€™d walk over there and spit in their face.”
“My best idea was to not accept my wife's negative reaction when I asked her to marry me.”
“Companies, however unintentionally, choke the motivation out of their employees.”
“Overemphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range.”
“Pay attention to that unchanging part of yourself. It is perfect. At the source of life, and only there, one finds peace, harmony, and the undisturbed contentment of bliss.”
“I think of every song like a game. It's like a video game: "Okay, I'm going to hop over here and if I press this drum, or if I hit this note, then that doorway opens. Oops, I fell down a trap door but I'm in a whole new world."”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Two generations ago only a few unfortunate children ever saw anyone hit over the head with a brick, shot, rammed by a car, blown up, immolated, raped or tortured. Now all children, along with their elders, see such images every day of their lives and are expected to enjoy them. ... The seven-year-old who hides his eyes in the family cops-and-robbers drama is desensitized four years later to a point where he crunches potato chips through the latest video nasty.”

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