"You are unhappy because you believe in such a thing as happy."

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Source : FaceBook post by Lorrie Moore from Nov 18, 2010

Lorrie Moore

#Believe Quotes #Unhappy Quotes

“I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.”
“But the nuclear powers still cling tenaciously to their weapons.”
“Well, I was born and raised in Rochester, New York.”

Source : Interview with Rob Walker in San Francisco, California, as part of The Silicon Genesis Project with Stanford University, silicongenesis.stanford.edu. November 12, 2002.
“Most people are not going after what they want. Even some of the most serious goal seekers and goal setters, they're going after what they think they can get. Set your sights higher.”
“Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides.”

Source : "Top Iraqi Shi'ite cleric rejects Baathist law". www.reuters.com. April 2, 2007.
“For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it.”
“When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.”
“Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life.”

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