Quote by Polly Toynbee
Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiab

Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. – Polly Toynbee

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Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. – Polly Toynbee

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But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. – Polly Toynbee

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Education
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But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government – yes, a Labour government – is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools. – Polly Toynbee

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No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange anothers happiness. – Graham Greene

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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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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness. – Harold Kushner

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Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity. – Jose Marti

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