Eric Barker quotes

“Showing gratitude for the good things you have is the most powerful happiness boosting activity there is.”
-- Eric Barker

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“Every night before you go to bed write down three things good that happened to you that day. That's pretty much all it takes to get a happiness boost over time.”
-- Eric Barker

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“Do fewer things and do them well. Focus on the things only you can do. Do the important things which must be done now.”
-- Eric Barker

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“The first step is crucial - keep it tiny. Do not be ambitious yet. That leads to failure. Consistency is what you’re shooting for here so make the hurdle as low as possible.”
-- Eric Barker

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“We all only have 1440 minutes a day. Accept you can't do it all, focus on what's important and do that well.”
-- Eric Barker

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“If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.”

“A human lifespan is less than a thousand months long. You need to make some time to think how to live it.”

Source : "This much I know". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2009.

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”

“What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?”

Source : "The Theory of Moral Sentiments".

“So the experts think we could have an AIDS-free generation in Africa by 2015, even if the mothers are positive.”

“Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.”

“What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?”

“That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”

“Self-actualizing people are those who have come to a high level of maturation, health and self-fulfillment... the values that self-actualizers appreciate include truth, creativity, beauty, goodness, wholeness, aliveness, uniqueness, justice, simplicity, and self-sufficiency.”