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Quotes About Contentment

At leve er ikke nok. Solskin, frihed og en lille blomst må man ha
~ Hans Christian Andersen
I think I will sit on it a little while longer, said the duck, as I have sat so long already, a few days will be nothing. Please yourself, said the old duck, and she went away.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
Chi ha una casa in patria può provare nostalgia, ma chi nulla possiede si sente a casa ovunque.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
swim. I think I will sit on it a little while longer, said the duck, as I have sat so long already, a few days will be nothing.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
Leben allein genügt nicht, sagte der Schmetterling. Sonnenschein, Freiheit und eine kleine Blume muss man auch haben.
~ Hans-Christian Andersen
You don't worry about happiness and fulfilment when you're starving.
~ Harlan Coben
whenever I see a table of college "friends" sitting together they are inevitably texting with unseen others, searching, always searching, I guess, for something that might be better, a perpetual life hunt for digital greener grass, an attempt to smell roses that are elsewhere at the expense of the ones in front of you...
~ Harlan Coben
We are all so luxuriously stupid when things are good in our life.
~ Harlan Coben
Mrs. Friedman lived in a happy snow globe of AP History.
~ Harlan Coben
It's important to like what you're doing. Choosing a profession is the most important decision you'll ever make—more important even than choosing a spouse.
~ Harlan Coben
Everyone looks happy," he'd said to Corinne. "Oh, not you too." "What?" "Everyone looks happy on Facebook," Corinne said. "It's like a compilation of your life's greatest hits.
~ Harlan Coben
You don't worry about happiness and fulfillment when you're starving. It is good to remember that.
~ Harlan Coben
college "friends" sitting together they are inevitably texting with unseen others, searching, always searching, I guess, for something that might be better, a perpetual life hunt for digital greener grass, an attempt to smell roses that are elsewhere at the expense of the ones in front of you, but
~ Harlan Coben
I smiled down at Chloe and petted her head. She put a paw on my arm in a comforting gesture. "You want to go for a walk, girl?" I said. Chloe's reply was to bound about like a circus freak on speed. Like I told you before, it's the little things. The
~ Harlan Coben
Claire kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear again. "You look happy." "I am," he said. Claire beamed. "Ali's great, isn't she?" "She is.
~ Harlan Coben
I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight.
~ Patricia Heaton
Some issues have no solutions. If no solution comes, then you should leave it as it is. If you hit a road where you have no solution, it is best you don't touch it.
~ Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Everything we touch in our daily lives, including our body, is a miracle. By putting the kingdom of god in the right place, it shows us it is possible to live happily right here, right now.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
If I grow older like my mum, I'll be happy. She's never touched her face. She has laughter lines but looks lovely.
~ Tamzin Outhwaite
I became a very simple person. The simple things are the most precious to me. I don't ascribe much significance to the things I have now. That feeling of touching death has never left me.
~ Yossi Ghinsberg
Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time with that in college. Now, I'm having to learn to be patient and be where I am.
~ Danielle Brooks
I always thought after 2002 that I'd hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows. But I don't know when it is enough. I mean, I still enjoy it. I'm the luckiest girl alive that I get to perform in front of thousands of people, do what I love doing.
~ Michelle Kwan
After I quit my band, I definitely was so full, like I'm so full I could never eat again. I had that kind of feeling where the elements, like the touring stuff, were harder for me and I definitely felt fine not experiencing it again.
~ Jason Schwartzman
When I'm not touring, I really don't leave the house.
~ Tig Notaro