Quote by Sigmund Freud
What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (pref

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree. – Sigmund Freud

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I do not think our successes can compete with those of Lourdes. There are so many more people who believe in the miracles of the Blessed Virgin than in the existence of the unconscious. – Sigmund Freud

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America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. – Sigmund Freud

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Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge. – Polly Toynbee

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I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families. – Steve Kerr

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I find that the older I get, the more I see that there really arent huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. – Paula Cole

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You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all. – Horace

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Ambition is the immoderate desire for power. – Baruch Spinoza

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In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, its the exact opposite. – Paul Dirac

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Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else. – Leonardo da Vinci

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In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. – Simone de Beauvoir

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