"It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?"

-- Chris Gardner

#Pursuit Of Happiness Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Independence Quotes

“My daughter wanted a new pair of trainers. I told her You're eleven, make your own!”

Source : "The News Quiz", BBC Radio 4, July 2002.
“I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of.”
“We have to uphold the EU's core values. These days, people are nervous and uncertain because of security threats. In this kind of atmosphere, fear and hatred are on the rise. We need to safeguard security, but we also have to be vigilant and avoid handing over all power to those who say they are here to ensure security.”
“In some departments of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents, we are ruled by dictators exercising great power.”

Source : Edward L. Bernays (1930). “Propaganda”
“It's easier to greenlight your own films when you're not surrounded by other people aspiring to make films. You have to work a little harder and rely more on yourself and your collaborators and the real relationships you have. There are so many hypotheticals that dominate the industry, and everyone's always waiting for someone else to tell them when to make a film and write a check and sign the talent.”
“Fargo is one of my favorite movies.”
“A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.”
“I think that whatever we express in terms of the potential truth is above all else about mobilizing ourselves for ourselves. We learn about ourselves as individuals. Identification with Palestine is universal and not restricted to geographic boundaries. It's a question of moral and ethical positions vis-Ã -vis all the injustices that surround us.”

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