Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature. 650
The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. 805
People truly reaching across boundaries – be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individual’s pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal. 739
Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness. 2.25K
When I do get free time, I spend a lot of it at home with my family and my close friends and I think that’s what keeps me happy, healthy, grounded, and totally in check. 635
If I’m not writing well, I’m not happy. If I’m not spending enough time with my family, I’m not happy. If I’m not connecting to friends or if I don’t work out enough… You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme. 671
My wife is the boss at home, and my daughters are the bosses. I am just the worker. We are a very warm family and very happy. 685
My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. 682
My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn’t have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family. 736
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It’s a Catch-22 kind of thing. 658
But if each man could have his own house, a large garden to cultivate and healthy surroundings – then, I thought, there will be for them a better opportunity of a happy family life. 653
Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described – and will be, after our deaths – by each of the family members who believe they know us. 1.88K
