Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
BENJAMIN SPOCKHappiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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I’m not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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