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- Think of life as a terminal illness, because, if you do, you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived.
- Anna Quindlen (1953 - ), A Short Guide to a Happy Life, 2000
- In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.
- George Matthew Adams
- The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled, the more I gain.
- Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906)
- Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life's currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose.
- Thomas Szasz
- Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.
- William H. Sheldon
- You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
- Lydia M. Child
- A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing... It takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.
- Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909)
- The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
- Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)
- Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
- Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.
- Benjamin Haydon
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