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“The way to experience ultimate happiness is to let go of all worries and regrets, and to know that being happy is the most satisfying of life's feelings. Reflect back on all the progress in your life and allow the positive, creative and joyous thoughts to outshine and overwhelm any sorrow or grief that may linger in the recesses of your mind. Knowing that disease and disaster are natural parts of life is the key to overcoming adversity with a calm and happy spirit. Happiness is waiting there in front of you. Only you can decide whether or not you choose to experience it. Take this to heart.”

“The Hindus are busy letting themselves be seen riding in Cadillacs instead of smearing themselves with sandalwood paste and bowing in front of Ganpati. The Moslems would rather miss evening prayer than the new Disney movie. The Buddhists think it's more important to take over in the name of Stalin and Progress than to meditate on the four basic sorrows. And we don't even have to mention Christianity or Judaism.”

Thinking Important Names Prayer Christianity Four Progress Missing Fronts Sorrow Busy Buddhist Evening Riding Judaism Cadillacs Sandalwood Evening Prayer

Book:The Sheltering Sky: Let it Come Down ; The Spider's House

Source: The Sheltering Sky: Let it Come Down ; The Spider's House

“If I'm reading a book and it seems truly interesting, I tend to start reading back to front in order not to be too deeply under the sway of progress.”

Ifs Book Seems Order Reading Interesting Progress Fronts

Book:Remote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity

Source: Remote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity

“Did you ever notice, when you are sitting at a red light, that when the person in front of you pulls up a couple of inches, you are compelled to move up too? Do we really think we are making progress toward our destination? "Whew, I thought we would be late, but now that I am nine inches closer, I can stop for coffee and a danish!"”

Thinking Persons I Can Light Would Be Moving Progress Fronts Couple Late Sitting Red Coffee Nine Destination Inches Compelled Danish Pull Ups Red Lights

Author:Jerry Seinfeld

“We're progressing on a lot of fronts, but on the aspect of your responsibility - just the very basics of how we treat each other - before we learn mathematics and computers and science in school, and languages and all of this, the basis of it: What is it to be a human? What responsibility do you have?”

Humans School Language Responsibility Progress Fronts Computer Aspect Treats Bases Mathematics Basics

Author:Michal Rovner