Happiness
A 2003 worldwide survey by the Pew Research Center found that overall women stated that they were somewhat happier than men with their lives. Compared to the previous report five years earlier women more often reported progress with their lives while men were more optimistic about the future. Women were more concerned about home and family issues than men who were more concerned about issues outside the home. Men were happier than women regarding the family life and more optimistic regarding the children's future.
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Famous quotes containing the word happiness:
“Not romance but companionship makes the happiness of daily life.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.”
—Jacques Prévert (1900–1977)
“Women want to serve, and this is where their happiness lies: but the free spirit does not want to be served, and this is where his happiness lies.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)