“When men and women across the country reported how happy they felt, researchers found that jugglers were happier than others. By and large, the more roles, the greater the happiness. Parents were happier than nonparents, and workers were happier than nonworkers. Married people were much happier than unmarried people. Married people were generally at the top of the emotional totem pole.” PeopleMenCountryHappinessFoundFeltParentWorkRolesGreaterEmotionalMarriedMen And WomenWorkersResearchersUnmarriedTotemsJugglers Author:Faye J Crosby
“The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.” PeopleReasonHappinessAbilityEmotionEmotionalIntelligentIntelligenceApplicationImpulse ControlEmotional ControlEmotions Feelings Book:More in Anger Source: More in Anger
“The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity.” MeanHappinessRomanceLove IsEmotionalCircumstancesActivityConceptsFemaleTrue LoveMalesManipulationRomantic LoveExploitsRomanticism Book:Sexual Politics Source: Sexual Politics
“My personal opinion is that the neutral position on the mood spectrum—what I called emotional sea level—is not happiness but rather contentment and the calm acceptance that is the goal of many kinds of spiritual practice.” KindHappinessSpiritualGoalLevelsOpinionPracticeSeaPositionAcceptanceEmotionalCalmMoodContentmentSpectrumSpiritual PracticePersonal Opinions Author:Andrew Weil