"The finest piece of mechanism in all the universe is the brain of man. The wise person develops his brain, and opens his mind to the genius and spirit of the world's great ideas. He will feel inspired with the purest and noblest thoughts that have ever animated the spirit of humanity."

-- Alfred Armand Montapert

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“If you are surrounded by people who not only don't believe in your goals and your positive outlook on life, but who also continually try to tear you down, it will be extremely challenging for you to hold firmly in mind that you will succeed and that you can be happy.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.23, BookBaby
“When Švejk subsequently described life in the lunatic asylum, he did so in exceptionally eulogistic terms: 'I really don't know why those loonies get so angry when they're kept there. You can crawl naked on the floor, howl like a jackal, rage and bite. If anyone did this anywhere on the promenade people would be astonished, but there it's the most common or garden thing to do. There's a freedom there which not even Socialists have ever dreamed of.”

Source : Jaroslav Hašek (1993). “The Good Soldier Svejk”, Everyman's Library
“Everything is so weird in politics that it's very hard to be funny about it, I think.”
“There is no doubt as to what needs to happen. There has to be a complete rejection of the type of terrorist attacks carried out in India.”
“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.”
“If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.”
“It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner”
“If Shakespeare had been in pro basketball, he never would have had time to write his soliloquies. He would have always been on a plane between Phoenix and Kansas City.”

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