Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately instead of choosing flexibility President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid 'Washington knows best' answers.

I knew everything and received everything. But real happiness is giving.

Clothes are my drug. I love Camden market - I have so many vintage pieces from there it's unbelievable. Clothes are really important to me they give me that feeling of happiness. I love being a bit free with it all and not giving myself rules.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

There is no happiness in having or in getting but only in giving.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

Happiness... consists in giving and in serving others.

Rock 'n' roll is ridiculous. It's absurd. In the past U2 was trying to duck that. Now we're wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss.

There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament we could be giving more power back to people at local government level through local referendums.

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government by taking them all over the United States and giving them a correct idea of the customs life etc. of the pale faces so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them.

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

Thanksgiving man. Not a good day to be my pants.

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did why in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

First I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another.

Instead of just giving lip service to improving our schools I will actually put the kids first and the teachers union behind in giving our kids better teachers better options and better choices for a better future.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Some of the writers I admire who seem very very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind as does David Sedaris. When they write the reader thinks that they're being trusted as a friend.