"Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter, so that the world will be at least a little bit different for our having passed through it. . . . What frustrates us and robs our lives of joy is this absence of meaning. . . . Does our being alive matter?"

-- Harold S. Kushner

#Joy Quotes #Soul Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Allowing someone else to make us happy will make them happy too.”
“It is only against the pitch blackness of the night that we see the glory of the stars. And it is only against the pitch blackness of man's radical depravity that we can begin to see the glories of the gospel.”
“You can't satisfy everybody; especially if there are those who will be dissatisfied unless not everybody is satisfied.”

Source : Robert Nozick (2013). “Anarchy, State, and Utopia”, p.320, Basic Books
“When a man has no longer any conception of excellence above his own, his voyage is done, he is dead,--dead in trespasses and sin of blear-eyed vanity.”
“In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.”
“Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”
“I have friends who hide in their bedroom for three days every time they have another birthday. That's what brings the wrinkles! I didn't care when I turned 30 or 40 or 50.”
“I am a black male who grew up in the inner city of Atlanta and no one ever followed me in a mall. I don't recall any doors clicking when I crossed the street. And I never had anyone clutching their handbag when I got on an elevator. I guess having two awesome parents who taught me to be a respectful young man paid dividends.”

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