It may well be that an analysis of figures would reveal a law - the duration of a marriage is inversely proportional to the cost of the wedding. Or, …

- Michael Foley

The 1970s was the decade of liberation, of anger at injustice and demands for recognition and rights. But over time, the demand for specific rights d…

- Michael Foley

The happiness state, when examined more closely, turns out not to be a point but a range, with contentment at the bottom and exaltation at the top...…

- Michael Foley

However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and reject the new religion…

- Michael Foley

But there is a compelling reason to develop a personal strategy for living. Rejecting issues, which often feels liberating, is actually enslavement. …

- Michael Foley

So the absurdity of happiness is that it is embarrassing to discuss or even mention, impossible to define or measure, may not be achievable at all - …

- Michael Foley

Put any two people together and each will seek ways of feeling superior to the other. If a ship went down in the Pacific and a single sailor managed …

- Michael Foley

It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be merely avant-garde. Originality is the produc…

- Michael Foley

But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has not yearned…

- Michael Foley