Happiness is hard because it's very subjective. I know the people that seem happiest to me, but whether they are actually - what they're really like inside is really hard to say.

The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.

Knowing what you admire in others is a wonderful mirror into your deepest, as yet unborn, self.

Forbearance is a form of generosity.

The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good

The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference.

Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability.