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Quote by Peter McWilliams
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I con

I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. – Peter McWilliams

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Guilt is anger directed at ourselves – at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others – at what they did or did not do. – Peter McWilliams

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To overcome a fear, heres all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway. – Peter McWilliams

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Fear
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In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts. – Peter McWilliams

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work
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Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified? – Chuck Palahniuk

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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend. – Benjamin Disraeli

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The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. – Doug Larson

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I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. – J. D. Salinger

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Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements. – Kenneth L. Pike

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What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – its the size of the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Im glad movies arent going to please everybody, they cant. But what they have to be is recognisable. I dont equate myself with a master painter, but I think you can recognise my films. – Kevin Costner

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