"Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or friends is admirable, especially if it is by choice."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Lifestyle, Life, Simplicity, Choice, Resilience

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"Always try to live in a wonderful world where the sun is always shining, flowers are always blooming, birds are always singing, and you are always busy with a joyful life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Lifestyle, Optimism, Joy, Nature, Happiness

"A bachelor, a studio, those were the names for that kind of apartment. Separate entrance it would say in the ads, and that meant you could have sex, unobserved."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Lifestyle, Privacy, Sex, Freedom

"Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Lifestyle, Attitude, Survival, Humor, Needs

"Poverty's simplicity has an inexpensive beauty rooted in it, which the rich can never afford to buy."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

Lifestyle, Poverty, Simplicity, Beauty, Values

"I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind. Those who have both, have it all."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Lifestyle, Leisure, Peace, Life, Balance

"Your life should always come with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry on top."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Lifestyle, Life, Joy, Happiness, Celebration

"I read cover to cover every jazz publication that I could and in the New York Times, every single day reading their jazz reviews even though I didn't put them in the films. I wanted to know what is going on."

Ken Burns, American Director

Lifestyle, Day, Jazz, Reading

"Some days you live in pajamas, and your hair kind-of has that Albert Einstein look."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Lifestyle, Relaxation, Humor, Self-Care, Comfort

"You can either buy clothes or buy pictures," she said. "It's that simple. No one who is not very rich can do both. Pay no attention to your clothes and no attention at all to the mode, and buy your clothes for comfort and durability, and you will have the clothes money to buy pictures."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Lifestyle, Choice, Wealth, Values, Comfort

"The bed is just a decoration in a busy man's bedroom."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Lifestyle, Life, Work, Space, Simplicity

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"Give a typical employee a million, and, he is most likely to use the money to print his CV on fancier paper."

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"Many a woman would not be in a relationship with or married to her man, if he earned half of what he earns; and many a man would not be in a relationship with or married to his woman, if he earned twice as much as he earns."

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"Some books sold because they are (said to be) great. Some are (said to be) great because they sold."

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"Eyes are a deaf man's ears. Ears are a blind man's eyes."

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"Always try to live in a wonderful world where the sun is always shining, flowers are always blooming, birds are always singing, and you are always busy with a joyful life."

"A bachelor, a studio, those were the names for that kind of apartment. Separate entrance it would say in the ads, and that meant you could have sex, unobserved."

"Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude."

"Poverty's simplicity has an inexpensive beauty rooted in it, which the rich can never afford to buy."

"I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind. Those who have both, have it all."

"Your life should always come with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry on top."

"I read cover to cover every jazz publication that I could and in the New York Times, every single day reading their jazz reviews even though I didn't put them in the films. I wanted to know what is going on."

"Some days you live in pajamas, and your hair kind-of has that Albert Einstein look."

"You can either buy clothes or buy pictures," she said. "It's that simple. No one who is not very rich can do both. Pay no attention to your clothes and no attention at all to the mode, and buy your clothes for comfort and durability, and you will have the clothes money to buy pictures."

"The bed is just a decoration in a busy man's bedroom."

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"Interviews were invented to make journalism less passive. Instead of waiting for something to happen, journalists ask someone what should or could happen."

"Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child."

"Give a typical employee a million, and, he is most likely to use the money to print his CV on fancier paper."

"It is childish to eat primarily or only to please your tongue."

"Sniffing glue is a homeless nonbeliever's prayer."

"Some wo/men are so possessive - you end up missing missing them."

"Many a woman would not be in a relationship with or married to her man, if he earned half of what he earns; and many a man would not be in a relationship with or married to his woman, if he earned twice as much as he earns."

"Some books sold because they are (said to be) great. Some are (said to be) great because they sold."

"Eyes are a deaf man's ears. Ears are a blind man's eyes."

"The phrase 'You complete me' is nonsensical. A couple is a 'we' - not a complete 'me.'"