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Viktor E. Frankl Quotes

To the European, it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to 'be happy.' But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy.'

Viktor E. Frankl

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: psychologist
Nationality: austrian
Birth: March 26, 1905 - September 2, 1997

Topics

Happiness Culture Happy Be Happy

You have to accept the rule of law, even when it's inconvenient, if you're going to be a country that bides by the rule of law.

Jesse Ventura

Law You Country Rule Of Law Accept

What happens at 90 is that I don't walk so good, my eyes are going, I can't hear well, and I'm getting all of the 90s residuals.

Jerry Lewis

Good Eyes Walk Going Well Happens

Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage.

Amy Grant

Good Marriage Light Yellow Learn Go

A big misconception is that women shouldn't be in the UFC because we fight 'like girls,' but I think women have some of the most exciting fights.

Rose Namajunas

Women Fight Think Big Because Like

Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it's surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more, well, positive.

Ron Fournier

Positive Art Rich Political Dark

When I was in Grade 9, there was an election for high school president, and one of the candidates told us that if we elected him, he would abolish homework. He promised this to the entire student body from the stage in the school gymnasium.

Martin O'Malley

School High School Homework Body Him

Now quantitatively we rank things on something called alpha over standard deviation, which is the return independent of the market divided by volatility. Usually, to get a high ranking, you need some buying pressure.

Louis Navellier

Pressure You Now Independent Need

It's a question of finding the right thing, if I'm going to be an actor... if I have to get up eight times a week for a number of months, I want to be excited and challenged from the day I start to the day I leave.

Jason Alexander

Day Start Finding Week Want Actor

People call my family a dynasty, but I'm not sure what a dynasty actually is. And I don't feel part of one. It belies the truth of my real upbringing, which wasn't grand at all, and it flies in the face of the fact that, at root, I'm just a jobbing actor.

Joseph Fiennes

Family Truth People Face Feel Actor

Child stars have nothing. They have no choice.

Corey Feldman

Stars Child Choice Nothing No Choice

For me, I want to find the truth in the word and the character and the line.

Phyllis Smith

Character Truth Me Find Want Line

My goal was to develop into an independent research scientist studying clinical problems at the laboratory bench, but I felt that postgraduate residency training in internal medicine was necessary.

Peter Agre

Training Research Medicine Problems