Quote by Thor Heyerdahl
In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a c

In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds. – Thor Heyerdahl

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A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesnt even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Nature
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Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Peace
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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesnt occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea. – Thor Heyerdahl

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But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder of science, scientific ways of thinking, and the history of scientific ideas, rather than laboratory experience. – Richard Dawkins

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I had such a close relationship with my dog, and my dog so filled the need in my life to have children that I just wanted Cathy to have that experience. – Cathy Guisewite

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Experience

The greatest way for people to experience a comedy is to go in not knowing anything about it. But because of marketing, its impossible. Marketing meaning that in order to get people to come you cant just go, Hey, theres a great movie – were not going to show you anything from it but trust us! – Paul Feig

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Experience

Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. – Flannery OConnor

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People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature. – Daniel Goleman

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In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents. – George Savile, Marquess de Halifax, Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections

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Vices