#lei

Above a certain level of income, the relative value of material consumption vis-a-vis leisure time is diminished, so earning a higher income at the cost of working longer hours may reduce the quality of your life. More importantly, the fact that the citizens of a country work longer than others in comparable countries does not necessarily mean that they like working longer hours. They may be compelled to work long hours, even if they actually want to take longer holidays. ↗

— Ha-Joon Chang

#leisure #quality-of-life #time #work #change

Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#love

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do. ↗

— Francine Jay

#minimalism #productivity #inspirational

They can rip you bring you down, down to their size, but they will never get to the heart you hold inside. ↗

— Little Mix

#jade-thirlwall #jesy-nelson #leigh-ann-pinnock #little-mix #lyrics

No matter who you are, big or small, female or man, brave or not brave, you can still be empowered and feel strong. ↗

— Lights Poxlietner

#empowered #inspirational #lights-bokan #lights-poxleitner #strong

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ↗

— Robert Heinlein Jubal Harshaw in Stranger in a Strange Land

#love #robert-heinlein #stranger-in-a-strange-land #inspirational

You're as good as you reciprocate. ↗

— Lights Poxlietner

#lights-bokan #lights-poxleitner #reciprocation #inspirational

jeg ville gøre alt for, at alle skulle vide, hvem Sleiman var. Jeg stoppede aldrig for rødt lys. Jeg ville køre alt ned på min vej for at nå mit mål, og mit mål var at blive sat i tronstolen, så folk kunne sige: 'Se. Der sidder Gadens Prins.' Det blev jeg også, men da jeg var blevet det, var der mange, der hadede mig, og kun meget få, der elskede mig, fordi jeg havde gjort så meget ondt for at nå dertil. ↗

— Olav Hergel

#men

I forgive you, but only because you said 'please.'" Smartass, I thought. Then I groaned at the instant chorus of "Please!" mixed with cries for release from Vlad's prisoners. No wonder he got so sick of the word. "I'm only merciful to one person a day," he threw over his shoulder. "As the saying goes, today isn't your day and tomorrow doesn't look good, either. ↗

— Jeaniene Frost

#humor #leila #vlad-tepesh #forgiveness

What is she to you anyway? Here's my answer captain. She's the thing that made this all okay-The threadbare coats and the old boots and the guns that jams when you most need them to fire, the loneliness of knowing that you don't matter, that you will never matter, the fact that you're just another body, another uniform to be sent into the fold or the frost, another good boy who knows his place, who does his job, who doesn't ask questions, who will lie down and die and be forgotten. What is she? She's everything, you dumb son of a bitch. -Mal ↗

— Leigh Bardugo

#leigh-bardugo #love #shadow-and-bone #inspirational