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"What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail oceans, but to achieve happiness, and preferably an unselfish happiness."
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"Smile, my beloved, like the gold smiles from my father's coffers."
"It's not a matter of whether you want happiness. We all need peace, love, and happiness. But, if you fail to nurture your spirit, by absorbing all things good and giving attention to the matters of your heart, it will be hard to obtain. It must radiate from inside of you. Then, flow outwardly penetrating everyone around you."
"Do not allow your happiness to be controlled by the thoughts of others. People are happy for you one minute and then the next they are looking down their noses at you. You have to find within yourself the kind of happiness that withstands the ups and downs of life. No one should have the power to limit or repress your happiness."
"There are many sources of happiness. Doing goodness is one of them and one of the best!"
"Happy people is a great hope to all the unhappy people because a path of success can always be used by the people who couldn't find such a path yet!"
"You will meet happiness on your way if you just stop looking for happiness desperately! Live your life without looking for anything!"
"We say, “Happy are the clever, for they shall inherit the admiration of their friends”; “Happy are the aggressive, for they shall inherit a career”; “Happy are the rich, for they shall inherit a world of friendsand a house full of modern gadgets.” Jesus said, “[Happy] are the meek; for they shallinherit the earth” [see Matthew 5:5]. If we want the secret of happiness . . ."meekness” is a basic key."
"Without dark clouds in our lives we would never know the joy of sunshine. We can become callous and unteachable if we do not learn from pain."
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"Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations."
"I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face."
"And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee."
"I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable to prove an obstacle to the producers, so I prefer to be a cheerleader and let them get on with it."
"Judy couldn't move to Britain for family reasons, so I had to come to the States, and the U.S. government wouldn't give me a Green Card, so I airily told her I'd write a book."
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