George Hodges Quotes
To be thoroughly and abidingly happy is not only to get what we all instinctively desire, but to fulfill the purpose of our nature.
Quotes to Explore
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A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.
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One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.
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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
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Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
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When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.
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'But,' say the puling, pusillanimous cowards, 'we shall be subject to a long and bloody war if we declare independence.' On the contrary, I affirm it the only step that can bring the contest to a speedy and happy issue.
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There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
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Look, I'm in love. I'm very happy.
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I am not a member of Fat Liberation, nor do I think that obesity is healthy. But I do believe that in many ways my life has been a more charmed and happy one because I was always large.
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Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
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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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Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind.
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I'm not one of those actors who needs the media spotlight all the time to feel gratified. I'm happy to do one project a year and take the rest of the year off as long as that project is special.
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As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, I'll be happy. As long as I get to spend time with my family, I'll be happy. As long as I can write in some form, I'll be happy. It is the essential things like that I equate with happiness.
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I am never so happy as when I am really engaged in good earnest, & it makes me must wonderfully cheerful & merry at other times, which is curious & very satisfactory.
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Science is like a love affair with nature; an elusive, tantalising mistress. It has all the turbulence, twists and turns of romantic love, but that's part of the game.
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I'm really happy in my own skin.
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I gravitate towards happy music. I love the Beach Boys.
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Though never for an instant faltering in my opinion that Augustus Fink-Nottle was Nature's final word in cloth-headed guffins, I liked the man, wished him well.
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I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy.
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Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.
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Film can be a tool for change; it can start a debate.
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The religious naturalist is provisioned with tales of natural emergence that are, to my mind, far more magical than traditional miracles. Emergence is inherent in everything that is alive, allowing our yearning for supernatural miracles to be subsumed by our joy in the countless miracles that surround us.
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To be thoroughly and abidingly happy is not only to get what we all instinctively desire, but to fulfill the purpose of our nature.
