"Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things."

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Source : Matthieu Ricard (2011). “The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill”, p.32, Atlantic Books Ltd

Matthieu Ricard

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“In actuality it's drum samples in the computer. I don't know, I've just never really dug into that whole technology thing, I feel like it hurts me as a musician a little.”
“I'll probably stick to comedy for the time being. I mean, a great piece of work is a great piece of work, and I'm up for good work anytime. But I do love comedy!”

Source : Interview with Lila Holland, www.tv.com. June 14, 2006.
“The grave, dread thing! Men shiver when thou'rt named: Nature appalled, Shakes off her wonted firmness.”

Source : Robert Blair (1826). “Sacred poems: comprising The grave, by R. Blair: The last day, by E. Young: Death, by bishop Porteus: and some minor pieces. With memoirs and notes by S. Drew”, p.9
“I play hockey in a pickup league. I grew up playing, so it's nice to get on the ice whenever I can.”
“...And another item from the growing file of people who voluntarily wear dunce caps... You'll be talking cordially to someone and make an offhand reference, 'I recently read where--' and they'll cut you off and say, 'Oh, I don't read'... This is a tragedy on so many different levels. First, because they don't read, they don't know enough to keep it to themselves. Next, and this is the most amazing part, they use a demeaning tone like I'm the stupid one for wasting time with books.”
“So when you do your family tree and Margaret Cho does hers, and... Wanda Sykes and John Legend... we're adding to the database that scholars can then draw from to generalize about the complexity of the American experience. And that's the contribution that family trees make to broader scholarship.”
“When you are no longer a boy, you have to be tough.”
“War scenes are less difficult than love scenes.”

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