"True happiness involves the full use of one’s power and talents." ― John W. Gardner Topic(s): Happiness More From John W. Gardner "The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water." "If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are." "History never looks like history when you are living through it." More In Happiness "Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic."― Theodor Adorno "For once I want to have a relationship outside the public eye."― Lance Bass "Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war."― William S. Burroughs