Jonathan Swift Quotes
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It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
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Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can... but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion.
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The way the recession has affected Hollywood, a lot of actors that had robust opportunities before in film no longer have such plum options, so cable has done a good job of becoming a happy medium for artists deemed film actors.
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Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.
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My childhood was a happy one. I was captain of the school sports team and played cricket after class. I had five younger siblings and a large loving family that lived together. We are still very close.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. I am happy being here and all the things that are a risk I normally avoid.
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A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.
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I don't believe in happy families.
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The things that make me happy most are my family and working.
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I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.
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I don't want to think about what I'm doing in 20 years. All I want is I want to be happy, and I hope my family are healthy. And that's all, really.
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My first choice had always been my father. He's still my first pick. Now that the nominating process is over, tonight, I'm happy to announce that I'm going to be supporting Governor Romney.
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Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.
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Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.'
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Desistance from sin makes one entirely happy.
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I don't mind if someone thinks I'm a sell out. I go to bed happy knowing I do what I do and I'm not doing anything for reasons of money, and if I were trying to pick up chicks, I'm doing a horrible job. And if I wanted to drive awesome cars, I'm doing a really bad job there too.
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Ye Gods! annihilate but space and time, And make two lovers happy.
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Call no day happy 'til it is done; call no man happy til he is dead.
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It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and nothing seems to be moving in a direction that you think or they think or you've been told it's supposed to be moving in.
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It is possible to be happy without having perfect health . . . Thank goodness my happiness doesn't come from my joints, but from my heart.
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I love my lifestyle now, but at the end of nine months, you're toast. You are toast. It's like running a marathon. You can't think while you're doing it. Especially when different directors come in who are not part of the posse, the circle.
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Our expectation is that the Russian Federation does its part to protect its own citizens in full respect of human rights principles.
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I had a really hard time in Orange County. I was a nerd. I was watching foreign cinema when I was 13 and talking about how 'Hope and Glory' should be a foreign film.
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Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.
