Kate Morton Quotes
But happiness ... happiness grows at our own firesides," she said. "It is not to be picked in strangers' gardens." ~ The House at Riverton.
Quotes to Explore
-
Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
-
I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.
-
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
-
Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
-
90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness.
-
Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
-
Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.
-
There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
-
I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.
-
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
-
Mainly, I hope to inspire honesty. We live in a space where so much can be manipulated, and so much is expected to be manipulated - curated, contrived, edited. I think that's a real detriment to self expression and happiness in a lot of ways. In my mind, honesty and vulnerability is the way forward.
-
My University of Management will create managers who will float in happiness, success and fulfillment.
-
Happiness statistics may be most valuable in smaller, local discussions. Understanding how different sorts of programs affect the well-being of citizens would be enormously helpful to a mayor choosing between building a new bridge or offering a tax cut.
-
I have my own studio down in Miami.
-
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.
-
I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
-
Peace is its own reward.
-
Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
-
Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness.
-
I am quite a positive man in real life. In fact, even when I have a hard discussion with somebody, it lasts only five minutes. Then I forget. And I forgive everything. But at the same time, as I am such an easygoing guy, to create something more intense, I have to be auto-destructive on the making of a film. And this will guarantee some density.
-
The greatest hope for traumatized, abused, and neglected children is to receive a good education in schools where they are seen and known, where they learn to regulate themselves, and where they can develop a sense of agency.
-
As an artist, I think you always have to take care of yourself as a person probably even more than the average person because your body is so important to your art.
-
That’s why we’ve been very successful; we don’t promise things we can’t deliver. That happens a lot with other publishers in the business, there’s a big smoke show of what’s going to happen.
-
But happiness ... happiness grows at our own firesides," she said. "It is not to be picked in strangers' gardens." ~ The House at Riverton.
