humansofnewyork:

“I work at the UN. I study happiness, actually.”

“So what’s happiness then?”

“Well it’s very strongly related to income, but only to a certain amount. After about $20,000 a year, it becomes much more dependent on the amount of time we spend with family and friends. This is something we seem to intuitively know at the beginning and end of our lives— but lose sight of in the middle.” 

humansofnewyork:

“It’s important not to rush through life so much that you don’t find time to do the things you really should be doing.”

“What things do you wish you’d made more time to do?”

“I wish I’d learned to drive a racecar. Learned to cook. Followed up with a certain young lady. I wish I’d read more. I’ve got this stack of books I’m going through now, but I should have read them 50 years ago. I’m even reading Harry Potter!”

humansofnewyork:

“My parents were missionaries, so I grew up all over. I’ve lived in New York, Los Angeles, Budapest, and Moscow. And most of my friends were from missionary families, so they’ve moved on. My home is on Facebook now because it’s hard for me to go home— if that makes sense. Because my home was not a place. My home was a time, and a place.” 

(Seen at Facebook HQ)

humansofnewyork:

“I want to study nuclear engineering at MIT.”
“What interests you most about nuclear energy?”
“I like that you can’t see it. You have to trust that it’s there, and trust what you know.” 

(via Tiananmen Effect: ‘Big Yellow Duck’ a Banned Search Term in China - Scene Asia - WSJ)