#content

I worry that if I enjoy something - like the songs on 'Some Nights' are about wondering about who you are. I'm never quite sure and I'd hate to feel sort of content and get a good sense of who I am because if I know one thing, that's not me. I don't mind not necessarily being happy about it. And that's fine. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#am #because #being #being happy #content

I was especially perceptive to all things beautiful that morning—raspberries in blue china bowls were enough to make the heart sing. ↗

— Irene Hunt

#contentment #happiness #little-things #beauty

There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#content #everything #lose #times

The mind is a machine that is constantly asking: What would I prefer? Close your eyes, refuse to move, and watch what your mind does. What it does is become discontent with that-which-is. A desire arises, you satisfy that desire, and another arises in its place. ↗

— George Saunders

#arises #asking #become #close #constantly

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#author #content #frivolous #his #may

One often learns more from ten days of agony than ten years of contentment. ↗

— Merle Shain

#contentment #days #learns #more #often

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#enough #poor #rich

Now is the winter of our discontent. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#now #our #winter

I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal land management than the contentious battles that too often sidetrack proper resource management. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#approach #battles #believed #better #collaborative

I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things. ↗

— Peter Singer

#contention #different #different things #field #holding