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The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion. ↗

— Karl Marx

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Since I was a child, I've liked telling stories. Maybe because my father's a director, I grew up loving stories. I'm not good at spinning them at a dinner table because I do go on a bit, but I love writing them, and directing is just a way of editing the story. ↗

— Mary Stuart Masterson

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My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites. ↗

— Diana Ross

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Unity is the most important thing on the road to stamping out terror. You need global rules of law and order, and they have to be enforced. Start with that principle. ↗

— Chris Matthews

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I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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And I don't like books which are full of name dropping. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ↗

— Andre Maurois

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Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband. ↗

— Elsa Maxwell

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Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear. ↗

— Brian May

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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity. ↗

— Rollo May

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