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" Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. "

Georges Bataille

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" I think if we want to find happiness by finding a life partner, then it's a little selfish. You should be complete within yourself, so that when you're in a relationship, you can give out happiness rather than expect it. "

" Happiness is actually found in simple things, such as taking my nephew around the island by bicycle or seeing the stars at night. We go to coffee shops or see airplanes land at the airport. "

" True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. "

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" In the end, you're trying to find God. That's the result of not being satisfied. And it doesn't matter how much money, or property, or whatever you've got, unless you're happy in your heart, then that's it. And unfortunately, you can never gain perfect happiness unless you've got that state of consciousness that enables that. "

George Harrison

" Happiness is a simple everyday miracle, like water, and we are not aware of it. "

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" Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp. "

Robert Baden-Powell

" Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. "

" You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. "

" Keep well; that is the half of wisdom and of happiness. "

" God is my witness that up to now, my only aspiration in life is to be a useful element within the army! I have for long been convinced that, to safeguard the country and give happiness to the people, it is necessary first of all to prove once more to the world that our army is still the old Turkish army. "

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

" Defender of the liberty that I idolize, myself more free than anyone, in coming as a friend to offer my services to this intriguing republic, I bring to it only my frankness and my good will; no ambition, no self-interest; in working for my glory, I work for their happiness. "

Marquis de Lafayette

" Desire is individual. Happiness is common. "

Julian Casablancas

" I'm trying to find a little joy and happiness, a lot of giggles - and maybe some pretty shoes. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

" Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more. "

" The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable. "

" Success to me is only two things: happiness and stability. "

" Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness. "

" One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. "

Gustave Flaubert

" Those who submit like a child do it because they know that the Father wants only the happiness of His children and that only He knows the way. That is the testimony we must have to keep praying like a submissive child, in the good times as well as the times of trouble. "

Henry B. Eyring

" Happiness is a light, an atmosphere, an illumination. It sets a personality. I always feel that it is a creation that is difficult for some and easy for others, but essentially an achievement, never an accident. "

Elizabeth Bibesco

" People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy. "

Gary Vaynerchuk

" Success is not just making money. Success is happiness. Success is fulfillment; it's the ability to give. "

" We have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us. "

" I wasn't handed college or graduate school or anything else on a silver platter. I had to work very hard, but I did it because I wanted to. That's the real key to happiness. I think unhappy people are those who feel that circumstances are forcing them into a pattern. Happy people are not slaves to the system. "

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

" Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. "

" Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow. "

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" Money can be a reflection of our perceptions of power, self-esteem, personal history, fears, and happiness. "

" A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. "

" I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people's lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies. "

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