A Quote by Todd Solondz

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests itself in so many different ways. I do think the ability to know how to live a life and not be miserable is a sign of that.

Todd Solondz

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Todd Solondz
American - Writer
Born: October 15, 1959

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence.

Todd Solondz

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J. M. Coetzee

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Jaggi Vasudev

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Marvin Olasky

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Vinny Guadagnino

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Adeo Ressi

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Yuval Noah Harari

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