Competition for status is a zero sum game

There is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income and strive for it. Yet as Western societies have got richer, their people have become no happier.

People who achieve a sense of meaning in their lives are happier than those who live from one pleasure to another.

Kindness is like mercy: it blesses him that gives and him that takes.

No man will say, "There is no God" 'till he is so hardened in sin that it hasbecome his interest that there should be none to call him to account.

Beauty isn't just a pretty face, a beautiful body or even a cute voice. Beauty arises from your mind, your soul, and most important your personality. But most people don't seem to notice.

To be no more than scholarly reflection on its object from one particular standpoint, which is anyway one legitimate standpoint among others.

Luck is a woman. She's drawn to those that least deserve her.

I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips.

The building is a special place because of its architecture; But it's people who make it special by participating in it.

I look in my closet, and if I need it, I design it.

They say seeing is believing, but the opposite is true. Believing is seeing.

Vialli's absolutely certain that he knows one way or the other whether he'll score or not.

We are less lonely when we connect. Art is connection.