“It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can onl…”— Steve Conrad, Chris Gardner, Will Smith, imdb.com
“Happiness is something to look forward to.”— Ava DuVernay, Robin Swicord, Angie Richardson, Kylie Bunbury, imdb.com
“We found a balance between doing what's expected of us and finding happiness where we can. In love, or in sex, or play.”— Qui Nguyen, Becca Gelb, Gideon Adlon, imdb.com
“I go to a psychiatrist and I’m somewhat medicated. Not crazy levels but...I used to think I needed to be incredibly unhappy to be funny. Then you get to a point where you think—and people tell you that’s not true—you get to a point where you don’t care if it’s true or not. You just think, 'You know…”— Conan O'Brien, amazon.com
“It is an act of rebellion to remain present, to go against society’s desire for you to numb yourself, to look away. But we must not look away.”— Florence Welch, vogue.co.uk
“Traveling is fun but it’s a lot of work with a toddler in tow!”— Laura Gummerman, abeautifulmess.com
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”— Tom Bodett, amazon.com
“Her approach to cleaning — known as the KonMari Method — hinges on getting rid of things that do not 'spark joy.' She takes a similar approach to her own well-being.”— Jenni Gritters, elemental.medium.com
“When life feels light and easy, let it be light and easy. Don’t get in your head and try to create problems that don’t exist.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“I was searching for happiness until acceptance brought happiness to me.”— Noah Centineo, twitter.com
“Maybe right now, you are being given a chance to reclaim your joy, to make it the most natural extension of who you are, to let it spill out of your words, and your laughter, and your tears — to let it be something you believe you are worthy of, to let it be something you believe you deserve.”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“Let this be a reminder that if nothing else, at least you have that — your ability to breathe! Congratulations! With it, you can literally do whatever the F you want.”— Leandra Medine, manrepeller.com
“You're just relying on external factors for your happiness, waiting for people to accept you instead of accepting yourself.”— Steve Bloom, Randall Green, Celia Lieberman, Laura Marano, imdb.com
“No matter how happy you are, you can wake up one day without any specific thing occurring to bring you into a darker place, and you’ll just be in a darker place anyway.”— Chris Cornell, rollingstone.com
“Lasting happiness can only be achieved through cultivation of soul and mind. And cultivating our souls and minds requires us to live with moral purpose.”— Ben Shapiro, amazon.com
“Oh, I couldn't stop it Tried to slow it all down Crying in the bathroom Had to figure it out With everyone around me saying "You must be so happy now"”— Maggie Rogers, open.spotify.com
“Our spring daffodils are coming up in the yard and I can see our banana leaf trees I planted last year are sprouting as well (I was a little worried they wouldn’t make it though the winter, but they did!). Can’t wait to see the yard in full bloom soon!”— Laura Gummerman, abeautifulmess.com
“We need to strengthen our foundation of joy and happiness before focusing on our suffering.”— Thich Nhat Hanh, twitter.com
“Promise yourself you will start living and finding beauty in the small things life gives us.”— F. e. Marie, thoughtcatalog.com