"I also believe that few people remain completely untouched by the thought that instead of the life they lead there might also be another, where all actions proceed from a very personal state of excitement. Where actions have meanings, not just causes. And where a person, to use a trivial word, is happy, and not just nervously tormenting himself."

-- Robert Musil

#Life Quotes #Happiness Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.”
“Gamblers spend 10 percent less on food; 25 percent less on clothing and 35 percent less on savings”
“The only team that believed in me was the Saints, and I feel like I owe them a great debt of gratitude. I want to give them what they saw in me-a guy who could lead this team to a championship.”
“How unconvincing. Try again.”
“Work made me crazy. I was tough to get along with.”
“I have noticed before that there is a category of acquaintanceship that is not friendship or business or romance, but speculation, fascination.”
“Is the New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? Of course it is.”

Source : "THE PUBLIC EDITOR; Is The New York Times a Liberal Newspaper?". www.nytimes.com. July 25, 2004.
“Three American presidents-Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson-have asked the question: What do we get from aiding Pakistan? Five-Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama-have wondered aloud whether Pakistan's leaders can be trusted to keep their word.”

Source : Husain Haqqani (2013). “Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding”, p.2, PublicAffairs

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