Quotes About Happiness

Happiness lies in the imagination, not the act. Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.

I just want always to be a little boy and have fun.

My present state is so happy that I can only look back with wonder at my hesitation to enter upon it.

The gladness of living was in your step, your voice was melody, and he was wondering what love might be.

When I was young, I used to think that wealth and power would bring me happiness. . . . I was right. —GAHAN WILSON

Men of the noblest dispositions think themselves happiest when others share their happiness with them.

Blessed are the idiots, for they are happiest people on earth.

Wie ich gehört habe, soll es Leute geben, die Spaß am Kochen haben und es jeden Abend tun. Sie schnippeln und würfeln, putzen und schälen, schmoren und dünsten, pochieren und dämpfen und lachen dabei die ganze Zeit wie Irre in einem Glücksrausch.

I don't care. I am happy and the rain cannot change that. The world is wonderful. Throw whatever you like at me, I refuse to bend before it. I am happy.

The best revenge is living well, my dad told me once.

Life amuses me, Jasper. Until it don't no more." He grinned. "When you're a happy guy, you find amusement in all kinds of places. Even in here.

Rich people can afford anything, even better laughter.

She chuckles. "You're apologizing again! All is right with the world.

Happiness does not come from football awards. It's terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don't dream football, I dream the American dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.

Focus on what makes you happy, and do what gives meaning to your life

The secret to happiness is low expectations.

choose less and feel better.

We get what we say we want, only to discover that what we want doesn't satisfy us to the degree that we expect.

It was a joy to be a part of the team that created Round The Horne. I was involved with the show at a time of my life when I was very happy., and that happiness overflowed into the scripts.

The successful cannot be unhappy -- it was a contradiction in terms.

Yeah, I know what the shrinks say: "Conflict and conflict resolution are the mainstays of human intimacy." That fatuous little axiom may be true, but it presupposes that human intimacy is a desirable thing. I have never been nearly as happy with somebody else in the room as I am when I'm by myself. It seems to me that loneliness is a small price to pay for peace and quiet.

In a friends company everything is finer and more delightful, and every evil is smaller and less annoying.

Much too oft we make life gloomy-- When happy we might be, If we gathered more of sunshine, And not dark shadows see.

O happy childhood! blessed youth! But once we know thy potent power; But once we live all careless free; No cross to mar our love-lit bower.