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" There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all. "

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" Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime! "

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" I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do. "

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" America offers the most amount of people the best opportunity to pursue happiness on the planet. That's why millions of illegal immigrants have poured into the country - most of them poor. They believe they have a shot to improve themselves economically. "

" If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. "

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" Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment. "

" I have an odd theory on happiness, and it bothers people. My general theory is that happiness is a reward for an animal doing what it should be doing. So if a horse runs, it feels happy. Or if you are too thin, you can't be happy, because evolution wants you to be tense and anxious, trying to wake up in the morning looking for food. "

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" True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents. "

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" Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. "

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" The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. "

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