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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” –Marcus Aurelius, 121–180 AD


Francine Jay

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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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MARCUS AURELIUS Very little is needed to make a happy life, he said.
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NICKY VERD Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
PAT CONROY Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right.
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WALTER BAGEHOT This life is a process of learning.
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MELANIE CHISHOLM Life is a grand party.
EZRA MILLER Life is a dash.
Pause in the present.
Enjoy this moment.
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BEAUTIFUL!
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JAY WEATHERILL The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't f...
JAY LENO In our consumer confidence surveys, we ask people whether they think government economic policy is g...
JAY SCHMIEDESKAMP I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out...
JAY LONDON Montreal is a great town. There's equal parts blue-collar town.
JAY BARUCHEL You know, Greenwich Village was the traditional bohemia of New York. I wish I could say that was ent...
JAY MCINERNEY If just the presence of Tidal causes other companies to have better pay structure or to pay more att...
JAY-Z Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstor...
RICKY JAY I certainly think that the publishing houses have to learn more about this informal network of liter...
JAY MCINERNEY We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in the set. Bands like Tommy Dor...
JAY MCSHANN To bolster his right flank and attract women voters, John McCain had cynically opted for a running m...
JAY PARINI What makes me different from everybody else just boils down to dissatisfaction.
JAY ELECTRONICA If God doesn't destroy Hollywood Boulevard, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.
JAY LENO It is impossible to win a contest with a helpless opponent since if you win you have won nothing.
JAY HALEY Instagram, Swiffer, and Nest had to compete with consumer habits and perceptions. Breakout products ...
JAY SAMIT It was a weird mix of emotions. One day, your best friend could be killed. The day before, you could...
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