Louis CK on Conan

Louis CK on Conan (watch in HD on Hulu):

Louis CK: Those were simpler times, I think -- we may be going back to that, by the way -- but, in a way, Good!, because when I read things like, "The foundations of capitalism are shattering," I'm like, "Maybe we need that." Maybe we need some time ...

Conan: You think that would just bring us back to reality?

Louis CK: Yeah, because, everything is amazing right now, and nobody's happy ...

A wise man once sang:

When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle.
And this'll help things turn out for the best.

Ashby Jones:

Happiness exists just around the corner, it’s just a matter of figuring out how to get there.

Eric G. Wilson:

What drives this rage for complacency, this desperate contentment?

Joshua Wolf Shenk:

Positive emotions make us more vulnerable than negative ones. One reason is that they’re future-oriented. Fear and sadness have immediate payoffs—protecting us from attack or attracting resources at times of distress. Gratitude and joy, over time, will yield better health and deeper connections—but in the short term actually put us at risk. That’s because, while negative emotions tend to be insulating, positive emotions expose us to the common elements of rejection and heartbreak.

Elizabeth Farrelly:

For my own future, as well as my children's, I must change. And yet--this is what's weird--I, like you, can't. Cannot abandon comfort, convenience and pleasure for the sake of abstract knowledge. Can't stop doing it. This is interesting.

Rebecca Brock:

People say to me, "Whatever it takes." I tell them, It's going to take everything.

Ginia Bellafante:

There used to be a time if you didn't have money to buy something, you just didn't buy it.

Margaret Atwood:

What we owe and how we pay is a feature of all human societies, and profoundly shapes our shared values and our cultures.

Nouriel Roubini:

Things are going to be awful for everyday people.

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