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" Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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" Anguish over the loss of a loved one or feelings of helplessness have complex roots. But in the end, they make you feel bad because they adjust your brain's chemistry. Happiness and its opposite are both electro-chemical reactions; those reactions are temporary and ineffable and could even have hidden benefits. "

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" I equate physical activity with happiness not just from the perspective of producing endorphins but also from the perspective of really moving through emotions and getting stagnant energy to move through our body. "

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" Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. "

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" Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable. "

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" Man is never always happy, and very often only a brief period of happiness is granted him in this world; so why escape from this dream which cannot last long? "

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" You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness. "

" Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. "

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