It’s not our God-given right to be happy. So, if a man can laugh out loud once or twice a day, that would be happiness.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 December 2015 source ↗
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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
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View all 158 →I think happiness is the absence of all things negative.
Happiness is a journey that depends solely on ourselves. We should be grateful to life because so much that it has in store for us will be marvelous and we have the good fortune to live it.
Being with my family and kids, on an island, eating and drinking.
Eating dan dan noodles with my wife.
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Ungratefulness.
My quick temper and the chaos that ensues in the hurricane that follows.
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