How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy. Use this quote
People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person's habitual misery. Use this quote
The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work. Use this quote
When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom. Use this quote
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Use this quote
A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk. Use this quote
We older women in Europe are lucky not to be shoved away in a drawer. Use this quote
I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying. Use this quote
I was looking for a husband, but meanwhile to survive, I had to work. Use this quote
The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on. Use this quote
When someone pursues music through your music, that's the greatest accolade anybody can get. Use this quote
I love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage. Use this quote
Once you're halfway home, you know that you can probably get the rest of the way there. Use this quote
Most Americans are very cool people. Use this quote
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. Use this quote
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Use this quote
Once I know people know who I am, it gives me a lot of licence and freedom to behave in ways I wouldn't normally. Use this quote
When I see someone who is starved, they don't look alert. They don't have boundless energy. If you're too skinny, it looks like you're near death. Use this quote
Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health, arts and leisure, neighborhood and civic groups and professional associations. Use this quote
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Use this quote