"The most difficult thing for us seems to be to give of ourselves, to do away with selfishness. If we really love someone, nothing is too difficult for us to do for that individual. There is no real happiness in having or getting unless we are doing it for the purpose of giving it to others. Half the world seems to be following the wrong scent in the pursuit of happiness-many think it consists of having and getting and being served, when really happiness is found in serving others."

-- Nathan Eldon Tanner

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“The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.”
“...I want first of all - in fact, as an end to these other desires - to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central cor to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in fact - to borrow from the language of the saints -to live 'in grace' as much of the time as possible. I am not using this term in a strictly theological sense. By grace I mean an inner harmony, essentially spiritual, which can be translated into outward harmony...”

Source : "Gift from the Sea". Book by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1955.
“Dancing's part of my soul. I enjoy it, it makes people happy, and it makes me happy.”

Source : "John Travolta: 'I don't think I would be here without Scientology'". Interview with Carmen Gray, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2013.
“Housework is the only activity at which men are allowed to be consistently inept because they are thought to be so competent at everything else.”
“You should read Wodehouse when you're well and when you're poorly;when you're travelling, and when you're not;when you're feeling clever, and when you're feeling utterly dim. Wodehouse always lifts your spirits,no matter how high they happen to be already.”
“The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.”

Source : Phil Jackson (2005). “The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul”, Penguin Group USA
“Until I am essentially united with God, I can never have full rest or real happiness.”

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