The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned success: a person's belief that he has created value in his life or the life of others. Arthur C. Brooks beliefbigcreate share on social
Someone must transform income into the food, shelter, clothing, nurture, discipline, education, minding, nursing, transportation, and emotional support that creates life outside of the office, permits survival of the race, cares for the ill and disabled, and makes life livable when we can no longer care for ourselves. Anne-Marie Slaughter careclthecreate share on social
Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life? Alfred de Vigny artimitationlife Change image and share on social
People with lots of doubts sometimes find life more oppressive and exhausting than others, but they're more energetic - they aren't robots. Antonio Tabucchi doubtenergeticexhaust Change image and share on social
Do you know I used to pride myself on the fact that I'd never booked a show in my life, but that I'd played so many because I'd been invited? Ariel Pink bookfactinvite Change image and share on social
Steppenwolf has always been at the center of everything in my professional life. Anna D. Shapiro centerlifeprofessional Change image and share on social
I think that the equator could act as a great equalizer for all life on Earth, celebrated as the great energy belt of the planet. If all our energy grids were synchronized, the light side of the planet could provide energy for the dark side, according to the movement of the sun. Antony Gormley actbeltcelebrate share on social
The only way to security for Israel and a humane life for Palestinians in their own land is political. No matter where the fault for past negotiating failures lies, there is no other path. Anthony Lewis failurefaulthumane Change image and share on social
If Queen Amezan and Queen Penthesilea could somehow meet in real life, they would recognize each other as sister Amazons. Two tales, two storytellers, two sites far apart in time and place, and yet one common tradition of women who made love and war. Adrienne Mayor amazonamezancommon share on social
All of us want something in life, all of us have flaws, and all of us have strengths. So, I always try to discover those things in a character and then try to expose it in one way or another. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu characterdiscoverexpose Change image and share on social