Quote by John Grierson
Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all

Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit. – John Grierson

Other quotes by John Grierson

My personal view is that such total planning by the state is an absolute good and not simply a relative good… I do not myself think of the attitude I take as deriving from Marx – though this undoubtedly will be suggested – but from Fichte and Hegel. – John Grierson

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Attitude
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Such manifestations I account as representing the creative leadership of the new forces of thought and appreciation which attend changes in technological pattern and therefore of the pattern of human relationships in society. – John Grierson

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Leadership
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The very effect of the education they were given… was to make men think and, thinking, they became less and less satisfied with the miserable pays they received. – John Grierson

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Education
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Happiness
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I certainly wasnt happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you cant earn, and cant keep, and often dont even recognize at the time I mean joy. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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Happiness

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. – Maxwell Maltz

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Happiness

I hump the wild to take it all in, there is no bag limit on happiness. – Ted Nugent

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Happiness

Money cant buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while youre being miserable. – Clare Boothe Luce

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Happiness

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I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldnt know how to get along without it. – Walt Disney

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Life

“We dont do things we arent good at by nature. I wouldnt play basketball because Im only 5 1″”. Find what you enjoy – whether its racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once youve done that, you have the passion you need.” – Danica Patrick

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Nature

Its easy for people in an air-conditioned room to continue with the policies of destruction of Mother Earth. We need instead to put ourselves in the shoes of families in Bolivia and worldwide that lack water and food and suffer misery and hunger. – Evo Morales

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Food

When wine sinks, words swim. – English proverb

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