#pare

Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

#another #causes #compared #cures #happiness

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#contentment #evening #i #i can #i do

Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself. ↗

— Herschel Walker

#athlete #believe #best #confidence #developing

That children shall be compelled to receive religious instruction which is in antagonism to the wishes of their parents, is what no man with say sense of justice would suggest. ↗

— Charles Tupper

#children #compelled #instruction #justice #man

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. ↗

— Mark Twain

#any #die #fear #follows #fully

It's about strengthening the relationship and the bond of parent to child. ↗

— Blair Underwood

#bond #child #parent #relationship #strengthening

My philosophy is whatever you do, you've got to invest in yourself. If you don't, there are a lot of people out there who will get the job because they're more prepared than you. ↗

— Karl Urban

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Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth. ↗

— Peter Ustinov

#children #cut #parents #teeth #their

I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself. ↗

— Linda Vester

#i #me #myself #parents #prove

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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