"Happiness is the overall experience of pleasure and meaning"

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Source : Tal Ben-Shahar (2002). “The Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure, and the Ultimate Currency”, p.18, iUniverse

Tal Ben-Shahar

#Pleasure Quotes

“We, as parents, must understand the serious responsibility that we have in inculcating love for God in the hearts of children. If our children do not feel love they will not understand Godâ€™s love because the love of the parent is translated to the children as the love of God. When they feel their parents' love, they can actually begin to understand Godâ€™s love.”
“Each time that you don't know you are choosing, then of those choices you are not the chooser.”
“We are personally responsible for our own state of consciousness. As Soul unfolds toward total freedom, It understands total responsibility must be accepted for every thought and action.”
“More and more of out colleagues fail to understand our work because of the high specialization of research problems. We must not be discouraged if the products of our labor are not read or even known to exist. The joy of research must be found in doing since every other harvest is uncertain.”
“I have to say, as a showrunner, being niche-y is kind of a great thing.”
“More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them”
“Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a lot of strikes, worked it inside and out, threw breaking balls for strikes behind in the count.”
“She seemed imprisoned in her sadness.”

Source : Sena Jeter Naslund (2009). “Four Spirits: A Novel”, p.59, Harper Collins

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