I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.

We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.

Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.

I live a very dull life here... indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

I am only fond of what comes from the heart.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

Steady as a clock busy as a bee and cheerful as a cricket.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.

The fulfilling life, the distinctive life, the relevant life is an achievement. To do whatever you do for no reason other than you love it and believe in its importance.

The marquis stared at Richard, openly amused. "What a refreshing mind you have, young man, " he said. "There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?

What's great about good writing is that it feels like life, so it's not hard to relate to her circumstances.

Hillary Clinton is somebody of great intelligence. She is somebody who really loves this country, who speaks forcefully and well for American interests and values.

A band is a great way to destroy a friendship, and a tour's a great way to destroy a band.

An organization is a set of relationships that are persistent over time.

Repressive regimes do not endure change willingly - and Venezuela is no exception.

The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.

I am Todd Hewitt, I think to myself with my eyes closed. I am twelve years and twelve months old. I live in Prentisstown on New World. I will be a man in one month’s time exactly.

There's nothing wrong with fighting for the right things.