Quotes About Happiness

A healthy old fellow, who is not a fool, is the happiest creature living.

Joy is not in things; it is in us.

all this work to buttress self-esteem and happiness not only makes children less capable of moral action—more self-occupied, less able to invest in others, more fragile, and less able to stand up for important values—but more likely to fret about their attractiveness, competence, or importance to others, more prone to worry and unhappiness.

If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.

Buy Experiences, Not Goods. Want to buy happiness? Then spend your hard-earned cash on experiences. Go out for a meal. Go to a concert, movie, or the theater. Go on vacation. Go and learn how to pole dance. Go play paintball. Go bungee jumping. In fact, get involved in anything that provides an opportunity to do things with others, and then tell even more people about it afterward. When it comes to happiness, remember, it is experiences that represent really good value for the money.

It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of preaching, so we accepted their [the communists' ] terms. It was a deal; we preached and they beat us. We were happy preaching. They were happy beating us, so everyone was happy.

I found that joy can be acquired like a habit, in the same way as a folded sheet of paper falls naturally into the same fold.

Neither of the Grimes sisters would have a happy life, and looking back it always seemed that the trouble began with their parents' divorce.

He was happy enough to stay in this jumbled, lively place where the drinks were cheap and the band was loud and he could feel the inner peace that comes from knowing that all your clothes are new and perfectly fitted.

L'unica ragione per cui faccio questo stupido lavoro è...be', suppongo che di ragioni ce ne siano un sacco, ma il fatto è che se mi metto a stendere un elenco di tutte le ragioni possibili, l'unico che sono sicurissimo di non poter citare è che questo lavoro mi piaccia, perché non mi piace per niente. E io ho proprio la stramba idea che la gente sta meglio quando fa un lavoro che le piace.

You're in an awfully good mood," he observed. "Was there a sale at Khakis-R-Us?

And besides . . . I don't want to leave you. Er, you guys." He smiled, and it lit up his whole face. "Well, 'we' are certainly happy to hear that. Oh, and I'm also happy to watch our darling little love child dragon while you're in St. Louis." I grinned back.

I want her to be happy. It's worth sacrificing myself." -Eddie

Smiling, I cut across the quadrangle toward the commons. I felt better about life than I had in a very long time. We could do this, Lissa and me. We could do this together.

My life didn?t need to be on the line for me to enjoy dessert.

Sage." He laughed. "I'm into anything, so long as you're with me.

I know I'm not supposed to say this," he said. "But I think I love you more than ever." I took his hand and tried not to think about how happy his words made me.

Sunshine had never tasted so sweet as it did at that moment.

While I'm fine with you two dating and being happy, please try not to break his heart too much when the time comes.

And sometimes, if I was really, really lucky, he'd smile at me. A real smile, too—not the dry one that accompanied the sarcasm we tossed around so often. I didn't want to admit it to anyone—not to Lissa, not even to myself—but some days, I lived for those smiles.

Well. Like I said, I dont want to fight anymore. I dont want us to hate each other. And ... well ... I squeezed my eyes shut and then opened them. No matter how I fee about us ... I want you to be happy

Oh my God," he said. "A kind word from Rose Hathaway. I can die a happy man.

It made you happy...

It doesn't matter," said Adrian, smiling. He rested a hand on my shoulder. "Some things are worth the trouble.