Quotes About Positivity

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.

For guys, growing older is fine. Gray hair and wrinkles aren't considered a bad thing.

My skin may have wrinkles but it's because I'm smiling so much. That might sound like some terrible American greetings card, but I feel it's immoral for me to castigate my body for getting older, when it does everything I ask of it.

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.

I think the most dangerous influence for a young writer is to be treated with cynicism or discouragement.

Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get another writer to clone me... it's more to produce a book that shares my vision of positive, fun entertainment.

I try not to feel too embattled. I don't think that's a healthy approach for someone who writes for a newspaper like the New York Times to take. That means, in part, that I try and avoid wallowing in things that might make me feel too embattled.

I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.

Your faith can inoculate you against despair.

S]tudies show that one of the best ways to lift your mood is to engineer an easy success, such as tackling a long-delayed chore.

To eke out the most happiness from an experience, we must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall a happy memory.

I realized that for my own part, I was much more likely to take risks, reach out to others, and expose myself to rejection and failure when I felt happy. When I felt unhappy, I felt defensive, touchy, and self-conscious.

It's been freeing to focus on what works for me rather than what's wrong with me.

Experts say that denying bad feelings intensifies them, acknowledging bad feelings allows good feelings to return.

You're not happy unless you think you're happy.

Over the years, I've learned that it's important that we give ourselves treats—which may sound self-indulgent or frivolous, but it's not. When we give more to ourselves, we can ask more from ourselves. Treats help us to stick to challenging goals, resist unhealthy temptations, and shrug off small irritations. When we don't get any treats, we can begin to feel burned-out, depleted, and resentful.

To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right.

Surprise stimulates the brain, and research shows that people who do new things and visit new places—even something as modest as a trip to a new restaurant—tend to be happier.

At certain points in our lives, it may not be possible to be happy, but it is possible to try to be happier—as happy as we can be, under the circumstances—and by doing so, fortify ourselves against adversity.

The opposite of happiness is unhappiness, not depression.

When I clean up that mess, I'm always surprised by the disproportionate energy and cheer I gain, plus I'm able to find my keys.

To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.

To eke out the most happiness from an experience, we must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall a happy memory. Any single happy experience may be amplified or minimized, depending on how much attention you give it.

studies show that the absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good. One