“Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love ot…”— Eleanor Roosevelt,, amazon.com
“One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn’t be happy. Those were at opposite ends of a continuum. I believe that you can be suffering or have a mental illness and be happy - just not in the same moment that you’re sad.”— Martin Seligman, healthland.time.com
“If you’re trying to keep everybody happy, the one person that won’t be happy is you.”— Joel Osteen, twitter.com
“There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.”— Daniel Keyes, amazon.com
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”— Mahatma Gandhi, goodreads.com
“Happiness is not about politics. Or about success. Or about improving my life. Happiness is about you and me and what we will do together.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“For a brief moment, despite the sea of fire she and I traveled through and ultimately died in, we were together again. And that made me happy.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“Happiness and well-being are also outside of the comfort zone. You have to travel into your discomfort to find the silver linings hidden. The mystery.”— James Altucher, thoughtcatalog.com
“She wanted to be alone, but not lonely. That was very different; that was something that ached and hurt dreadfully right inside one.”— Elizabeth von Arnim, amazon.com
“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”— Hans Christian Andersen, amazon.com
“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com