Happiness is the absence of ...

Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in.
 Julie Christie

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I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me.
 Julie Christie
I don't think men see any lusty sexiness in me. The appealing thing is an air of abandonment. Men don't want any responsibility, and neither do I.
 Julie Christie
I never dreamed I'd like any city as well as London. San Francisco is exciting, moody, exhilarating. I even love the muted fogs.
 Julie Christie
I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent
 Julie Christie
I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting
 Julie Christie