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Quote by Bertrand Russell
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other peoples happi

Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other peoples happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race. – Bertrand Russell

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Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. – Bertrand Russell

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If one man offers you democracy and another offers you a bag of grain, at what stage of starvation will you prefer the grain to the vote? – Bertrand Russell

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There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction. – Salvador Dali

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I cant believe its been four years now, and from watching that pilot, we really all looked like babies. Its unbelievable just how far everything has come. Im happier now than Ive ever been on the show and in my life. I really owe so much of my happiness to Glee. – Lea Michele

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So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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[T]he true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life… – William Morris, “The Aims of Art,” 1887

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To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They dont really think me as a long jumper, although thats the event I had more success in. – Carl Lewis

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Security… its simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that youre willing to deal with whatever happens. – Harry Browne

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