"I have known lots of millionaires who were not happy men; they had not got all they wanted and therefore had failed to find success in life. A Singalese proverb says: "He who is happy is rich, but it does not follow that he who is rich is happy." The really rich man is the man who has fewest wants."

-- Robert Baden-Powell

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“Jimmy Carter as President is like Truman Capote marrying Dolly Parton. The job is just too big for him.”
“I would say if I was any type of nerd, it was probably a band nerd.”

Source : "Cristin Milioti Walks On". Interview with Jeff Oloizia, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 24, 2012.
“The lives of prisoners of war after they are returned is almost never discussed, never explored.”
“Bones heal, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary, glory is forever.”
“Stand your ground means stand your ground. It doesn't mean chase after somebody who's turned their back.”
“Vulnerability is the only authentic state. Being vulnerable means being open, for wounding, but also for pleasure. Being open to the wounds of life means also being open to the bounty and beauty. Don't mask or deny your vulnerability: it is your greatest asset. Be vulnerable: quake and shake in your boots with it. The new goodness that is coming to you, in the form of people, situations, and things can only come to you when you are vulnerable, i.e. open.”

Source : Stephen Russell (1998). “Barefoot Doctor's Handbook for the Urban Warrior: A Spiritual Survival Guide”, Piatkus Books
“You shall create beauty not to excite the senses but to give sustenance to the soul.”

Source : Gabriela Mistral, Doris Dana (1971). “Selected poems of Gabriela Mistral”, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
“In the middle 1940s... I heard everyone live. Painting, the theater; everything was happening. It was an exciting time when New York was the place to be.”

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