Many of our feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction have their roots in how we compare ourselves to others. When we compare ourselves to those who have more, we feel bad. When we compare ourselves to those who have less, we feel grateful. Even though the truth is we have exactly the same life either way, our feelings about our life can vary tremendously based on who we compare ourselves with. Compare yourself with those examples that are meaningful but that make you feel comfortable with who you are and what you have.
You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down. - David Niven
You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.
- David Niven
Dreams don't have an expiration date. - David Niven
Dreams don't have an expiration date.
Never stop learning and adapting. The world will always be changing. If you limit yourself to what you knew and what you were comfortable with earl… - David Niven
Never stop learning and adapting. The world will always be changing. If you limit yourself to what you knew and what you were comfortable with earl…
If you could do something that would make people happy, and it would cost you neither money nor time, would you do it? If that same thing made you ha… - David Niven
If you could do something that would make people happy, and it would cost you neither money nor time, would you do it? If that same thing made you ha…
Champagne offers a minimum of alcohol and a maximum of companionship. - David Niven
Champagne offers a minimum of alcohol and a maximum of companionship.
Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we w… - David Niven
Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we w…
Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration. - David Niven
Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration.
A philosopher once noted that people long for immortality but run out of things to do on a rainy afternoon. - David Niven
A philosopher once noted that people long for immortality but run out of things to do on a rainy afternoon.
Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end. - David Niven
Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.
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