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Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#does #happiness #idleness #life #only

I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century is that life expectancy has doubled. ↗

— Ron Chernow

#course #doubled #expectancy #happened #i

Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#athletics #back #general #mind #sprinting

I am not generally regarded as a pleasant or socially minded fellow. ↗

— Caryl Chessman

#fellow #generally #i #i am #minded

Transferring successfully to the next generation means producing work that's as good as or better than the work of the first generation that founded the agency. ↗

— Jay Chiat

#better #first #founded #generation #good

Taking risks gives me energy. ↗

— Jay Chiat

#gives #me #risks #taking #taking risks

In modelling, there is no point in trying to prove you have a brain, so why even bother? I'd sooner save the energy for something more meaningful. ↗

— Helena Christensen

#brain #energy #even #i #meaningful

One state retiree, 49 years old, paid, over the course of his entire career, a total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits - a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment. ↗

— Chris Christie

#care #career #course #entire #entire career

Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy. ↗

— John Chrysostom

#domestic #enemy #fallacious #hostile #more

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. ↗

— John Ciardi

#convictions #could #courage #easy #enough