America is obsessed with happiness — and it’s making us miserable
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I'm from Atlantic City. I've seen how Donald Trump's false promises devastate a community.
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A third of the homeless people in America are over 50. I’m one of them.
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The hardest part about growing up poor was knowing I couldn’t mess up. Not even once.
"Talent is really, really fragile."
If ambition is ruining your life, you need to read Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau is the self-help guru I needed — and that America needs.
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I thought there was no difference between Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. I was wrong.
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