The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.

Quote by Malcolm Muggeridge

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The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to...

The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to...

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up...

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up...

Television was not invented to make human beings vacuous, but is an emanation of their...

Television was not invented to make human beings vacuous, but is an emanation of their...

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to

The truth is that a lost empire, lost power and lost wealth provide perfect circumstances...

The truth is that a lost empire, lost power and lost wealth provide perfect circumstances...

On television I feel like a man playing piano in a brothel; every now and...

On television I feel like a man playing piano in a brothel; every now and...

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate...

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate...

This horror of pain is a rather low instinct and... if I think of human...

This horror of pain is a rather low instinct and... if I think of human...

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It...

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It...

Good taste and humour...are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Good taste and humour...are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, its okay to remain...

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, its okay to remain...

Happiness is being famous for your financial ability to indulge in every kind of excess.

Happiness is being famous for your financial ability to indulge in every kind of excess.