Serious Business famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • Our happiest times are those in which we forget ourselves, usually in being kind to someone else. That tiny moment of self-abdication is an act of true humility: the man who loses himself finds himself and finds his happiness.

  • I started singing rhythmically, and now I'm learning from Otis Redding to push a song instead of just sliding over it

  • The legend of the jungle heritage and the evolution of man as a hunting carnivore has taken root in man's mind ... He may even believe that equal pay will do something terrible to his gonads.

  • DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.

  • Latin America and the Caribbean are the happiest on average in the world.

  • We all experience 'soul moments' in life-when we see a magnificent sunrise, hear the call of the loon, see the wrinkles in our mother's hands, or smell the sweetness of a baby. During these moments, our body, as well as our brain, resonates as we experience the glory of being a human being.

  • That which is hard to do is best done bitterly.

  • You're either reading a book or you're not.

  • I think anyone who's perfectly happy isn't particularly funny.

  • On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego.