“If happiness is a state of the inward life, we have to look for its chief obstructions not in outward conditions but in deeper places. Happiness depends in the last issue, as we saw, on the essential view of life. It is not a matter of distractions, nor even of mere pleasurable sensations. There may be an appearance of great prosperity with incurable sadness hidden at the heart, as there is an outward peace which is only a well-masked despair. The way to happiness is indeed harder than the way to success; for its chief enemies entrench themselves within the soul.” IfsWayWellsLooksHeartMaySoulMatterStatesLastsHappinessViewsEnemyIssuesSawsSadnessConditionsDependsEssentialsDespairHarderMereProsperityAppearanceDeeperChiefsSensationsDistractionInwardObstructionWay To Success Book:Happiness Source: Happiness
“When I perform in front of large audiences, I'm much more comfortable, because I've already performed in front of tiny audiences - which is much harder, honestly. The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.” SongAudienceFrontsDependsComfortableHarderTinyHonestlyArrangements Author:Alicia Keys
“With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder to appoint left-wing lawyers to judgeships. Whether he compromises on some of his nominees, including any to the Supreme Court, may depend on the willingness of the new Republican majority to engage the president on judicial philosophy.” FirstsMayPhilosophyLeftPresidentDependsRepublicanOfficeFirst TimeHarderMajorityCourtWingsIncludingLawyerSupremeCompromiseBarackWillingnessSenateSupreme CourtNotableJudicialLeft Wing Author:Terry Eastland
“Jay-Z is more naturally gifted. He didn't depend as much as 50 did on his personal story. Jay-Z has a great story, he came from a pretty rough background. But 50's early success was so much fueled on the story and where he came from. With Jay-Z, I feel he has a more natural gift for language and for music itself. 50 really had to study and work at it much harder.” FeelsStoriesLanguageNaturalStudyDependsHarderBackgroundsRoughGiftedNatural GiftsPersonal StoriesStudy And Work Author:Robert Greene
“I think it is harder to write a story that appeals to the intellect. But, when you tie onto one, you can do it quite deeply. It really depends on the type of idea you have to begin with.” ThinkingWritingIdeasStoriesCan DoTypeDependsHarderIntellectAppealsTiesYou Can Do It Author:Stephen King
“Getting along with the gang in one place is not any harder than getting along in another. It depends about 98 percent on your own behavior.” DependsBehaviorPercentHarderGangGetting Along Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“Leaving my first agent was both my best business decision and my worst business decision. It depends on how I want to look at my career because of opportunities that may have come had I stayed with him and because of the opportunities that did come because I had to fight harder for roles.” WantFirstsLooksMayFightingOpportunityDecisionCareersRolesWorstDependsHarderLeavingAgentsBest BusinessBusiness Decisions Author:Carmen Ejogo