Ring Lardner Quotes
The only real happiness a ballplayer has is when he is playing a ball game and accomplishes something he didn't think he could do.
Quotes to Explore
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
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Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.
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With respect to the first of these obstacles, it has often been made a matter of grave complaint against Political Economists, that they confine their attention to Wealth, and disregard all consideration of Happiness or Virtue.
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The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Gamble, cheat, lie, and steal. Let me explain: Gamble for your best shot in life - dare to take risks. Cheat those who would have you be less than you are. Lie in the arms of those you love. And finally, steal every moment of happiness.
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I come from a family in which public service was something to aspire to.
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Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.
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Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.
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Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.
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What Washington desperately needs now are citizen legislators that are dedicated to leading a free people and to maintain our God-given right to the pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Whenever I write something, I always want to make sure that what I write is defensible.
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Disagreement is something normal.
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We've written something like 900 songs in all.
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I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.
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'I wish I had never been born,' she said. 'What are we born for?' 'For infinite happiness,' said the Spirit. 'You can step out into it at any moment...'
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I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up with something that moves me.
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I pack every minute I can with something to do.
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There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.
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My career is my girlfriend.
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A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.
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The only real happiness a ballplayer has is when he is playing a ball game and accomplishes something he didn't think he could do.
