"Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."

-- H. L. Mencken

#God Quotes #Being Happy Quotes #Cynical Quotes

“A heart sacrifice is not a formula that can be mastered. It is a decision that is intrinsically tied to the personal relationship between us and our God.”

Source : Carol Kent (2014). “When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances”, p.34, Tyndale House
“Every now and then the stars align, Boy and girl meet by the great design, Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones? Everybody told me love was blind, Then I saw your face and you blew my mind, Finally you and me are the lucky ones, this time”
“Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.”
“Repeating an affirmation several times a day keeps you focused on your goal, strengthens your motivation, and programs your subconscious by sending an order to your crew to do whatever it takes to make that goal happen.”
“Though we may not always be able to avoid pain, we can choose how much we suffer.”

Source : Judy Tatelbaum (2013). “You Don't Have to Suffer: A Handbook for Moving Beyond Life's Crises”, p.15, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“It is useless, after all, to complain against inexorable reality.”
“All your names I and my friend approve of or nearly all as to sense & expression, but I am frightened by their length & sound when compounded. As you will see I have taken deoxide and skaiode because they agree best with my natural standard East and West. I like Anode & Cathode better as to sound, but all to whom I have shewn them have supposed at first that by Anode I meant No way.”
“If you have nothing in quantum mechanics, you will always have something.”

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