A lot of people say there is ...

A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life, and certainly there\'s no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness. Happiness is a state of bliss. Just because you\'re satisfied one moment - saying yes, it\'s a good meal, makes me happy - well, that\'s not going to necessarily be true the next hour. Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Time is your soul mate. Children are happy. But they haven\'t really experienced ups and downs yet. I\'m not exactly sure what happiness even means. I don\'t know if I personally could define it.
A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life, and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness. Happiness is a state of bliss. Just because you're satisfied one moment - saying yes, it's a good meal, makes me happy - well, that's not going to necessarily be true the next hour. Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Time is your soul mate. Children are happy. But they haven't really experienced ups and downs yet. I'm not exactly sure what happiness even means. I don't know if I personally could define it.
 Bob Dylan

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The warrior who's strength is not to fight.
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Well, my daddy, he didn't leave me much, you know he was a very simple man, but what he did tell me was this, he did say, son, he said, he say, you know it's possible to become so defiled in this world that your own father and mother will abandon you and if that happens, God will always believe in your ability to mend your ways.
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 Bob Dylan
Maybe in the 90s or possibly in the next century people will look upon the 80s as the age of masturbation, when it was taken to the limit; that might be all that's going on right now in a big way.
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 Bob Dylan
Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'.
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 Bob Dylan
Let me feel your love one more time before I abandon it.
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 Bob Dylan