"Ultimately, 'how's it going?' is the most futile and the most profound of questions. To answer it precisely, one would have to make a scrupulous inventory of one's psyche, considering each aspect in detail. No matter: we have to say 'fine' out of politeness and civility and change the subject, or else ruminate the question during our whole lives and reserve our reply for afterward."

--

Source : Pascal Bruckner (2011). “Perpetual Euphoria: On the Duty to Be Happy”, p.19, Princeton University Press

Pascal Bruckner

#Profound Quotes #Answers Quotes #Inventory Quotes

“The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness”
“I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.”

Source : "Rep. Massa: I will vote against the interests of my district". www.washingtontimes.com. August 16, 2009.
“If you get married, you become vulnerable.”
“To be clear... no one is above the law.”
“Nothing is better, nothing is best, take heed of this and get plenty of rest.”
“There is no learning without mistakes”

Source : Mary Walton (1991). “Deming management at work”, Putnam Publishing Group
“Slavish obedience to the clerics, who know how to squeeze every last drop of advantage out of religion, is killing our girls. We must speak-blaspheme, if necessary; be accused of being apostates, if that is what is required. Muslims are taught that Islam put an end to the Arabian practice of burying alive newborn baby girls because they were considered worthless and a burden, but as long as we stay quiet in the face of the abomination of child marriage, we are effectively burying our girls alive today.”
“In politics, one is never finished. Look at me!”

You may also like:

Alain Finkielkraut
Essayist
Andre Glucksmann
Philosopher
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Activist
Bernard-Henri Levy
Author
Emmanuelle Seigner
Actress
Michel Onfray
Philosopher
Peter Coyote
Actor
Roman Polanski
Film director
Timothy Garton Ash
Historian