http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:36:16 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/28/100113.php#comment-40252 "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditures twenty pounds ought and six, result misery." - Charles Dickens "The pursuit of happiness is never-ending; happiness lies in the pursuit." - Saul Alinsky "Each time we grab hold of a thing by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir "I have now reigned about 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to fourteen." - Abd Er-Rahman III of Spain, 960 C.E. "Money can't buy you happiness, but it can make misery more bearable." - Unknown "Independence is my happiness and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world and my religion is to do good." - Thomas Paine "Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive?" - Lao Tzu "The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their greatest extent." - Dr. Smiley Blanton "The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle." - Albert Einstein 40252@blogcritics.org Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:36:16 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/28/100113.php#comment-40242 Money makes me happier. But I don't have a car or anything like that, I just like making money. I'm only 17, and live with my parents. The only thing I don't pay for is rent and electricity and that crap, I pay for my internet and I pay for my food. I'm barely ever home anyways, I'm always at my college or working. The best part about having money though is buying expensive booze. That makes me happiest :) 40242@blogcritics.org Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:00:24 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/28/100113.php#comment-40167 Money might make some of us happier, but most of us don't seem to know how to spend it. Yesterday I sat in a bus stopped on the freeway for an hour because some bozo apparently thought money could buy him the ability to drive in the snow. If you spend your money on something that makes you more dependent on money, you might not get any happier. But you will end up that much unhappier when the money stops coming in. 40167@blogcritics.org Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:30:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/28/100113.php#comment-40139 Thanks Ken, having less than you need does indeed suck the largest and most carbuncular ass. I have ridden the roller coaster and despise the dips. With the cost of living in the real world, I would raise the bar to about $100K to where more money starts to make less difference. In any major urban area $50K buys about dick. I truly hope things pick up for you, they seem to be slowly improving for us. 40139@blogcritics.org Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:42:08 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/28/100113.php#comment-40131 stossel is a total hack...and abc should be ashamed of themselves for not giving him the boot after completly made stuff up a coupla years about the 'dangers' of organic produce. 40131@blogcritics.org Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:59:31 EST