“Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same.” Life IsJoySacrificeRewardsPainfulDisappointmentPleasantJoy And Happiness Author:Mel Gibson
“Art does the same things dreams do. We have a hunger for dreams and art fulfills that hunger. So much of real life is a disappointment. That's why we have art.” DoeArtRealDreamLife IsHungerDisappointmentReal Life Book:Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates Source: Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates
“To me it seems to be important to believe people to be good even if they tend to be bad, because your own joy and happiness in life is increased that way, and the pleasures of the belief outweigh the occasional disappointments. To be a cynic about people works just the other way around and makes you incapable about enjoying the good things.” PeopleIfsWayBelieveImportantSeemsLife IsJoyBeliefEnjoyPleasureGood ThingsDisappointmentBe GoodIncapableOccasionalLife HappinessJoy And HappinessCynic Book:It's Been a Good Life Source: It's Been a Good Life