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Book cover for The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“Joy,” as the Archbishop said during the week, “is much bigger than happiness.
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John Berger
“You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.”
John Berger, Ways of Seeing

You Yenn Teo
“The inclination by class-privileged women and men to reject the domestic realm because we see and know that it is the sphere of less power – it is an inclination that gives up too much and we must claw it back… we need reasonable employment conditions across the class spectrum and social policies that are not class-biased but genuinely supportive of all families.”
You Yenn Teo, This Is What Inequality Looks Like

Dalai Lama XIV
“But our life is short. Now you see, we are guests here on this planet, visitors who have come for a short time, so we need to use our days wisely, to make our world a little better for everyone.”
Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Alvin Pang
“I can see why Passion and Purpose are so attracted to each other. She’s fascinated by his energy and intensity, and he admires her sense of focus, how she can always find her way without making a fuss. She calms and steadies him, he makes her feel alive.”
alvin pang

You Yenn Teo
“power is not a frame of mind but a material condition. People sitting in positions of authority are powerful not because they feel empowered but because they have power.”
You Yenn Teo, This Is What Inequality Looks Like

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