"We need a different conception of happiness, more enduring and more genuine, not dependent on external circumstances."

-- Richard Davidson

#Happiness Quotes #Different Quotes #Needs Quotes

“To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.”
“Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep. No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too.”
“I'm old enough to know what music was like before rock & roll.”
“Philosophy ... finds itself to be no longer anything but the heir to a fabulous mystical theology, but missing a God and wiping the slate clean.”
“Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?”
“You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.”
“You can't really have art without having a sense of community as art is for others to enjoy as well.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Well, when Eleanor Roosevelt's mother dies, she goes to live with her Grandmother Hall. And her Grandmother Hall is in mourning. She's in widow's weeds. She's in her 50s, but appears very old. And she's exhausted from raising rather out-of-control children. Her favorite daughter, Anna, has died (Eleanor's mother), and she has living at home two other sons, Vallie and Eddie. And they are incredible sportsmen, incredible drinkers, out-of-control alcoholics.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org

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