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Quote by Thor Heyerdahl
It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the mira

It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II. – Thor Heyerdahl

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War
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Thor Heyerdahl
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I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I dont believe it exists. Ive felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist. – Thor Heyerdahl

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alone
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Thor Heyerdahl
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The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. – Robert Baden-Powell

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When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. – George Porter

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The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. – Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. – Leonard Boswell

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