Happiness Quotes

"The drive for happiness is vital; it's what keeps us in motion."

- Richard Gere

"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed."

- Gerald Jampolsky

"Go out and do something for somebody. Go out and give something to somebody. It will take you away from yourself and make you happy."

- Joseph Jefferson

"If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else."

- Chinese Proverb

"One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people."

- Dick Gregory

"Just watching my cats can make me happy."

- Paula Cole

"There’s no better way to get even with someone than by being happy!"

- Al Franken

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."

- James Oppenheim

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

- Gautama Buddha

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life."

- William Morris

"The more you can be authentic, the happier you're going to be, and life will work itself around that."

- Melinda Gates

"To love what you do and feel like it matters — how could anything be more fun?"

- Katharine Graham

""The happiest days of my youth were when my brother and I would run through the woods and feel quite safe.""

- Rachel Weisz

"“The happiest days of my youth were when my brother and I would run through the woods and feel quite safe.”"

- Rachel Weisz

"Life is so damn short. For f***’s sake, just do what makes you happy."

- Bill Murray

"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between, he does what he wants to do."

- Bob Dylan

"Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!"

- Freddie Mercury

"Making money is a happiness. And that’s a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness."

- Muhammad Yunus

"The happiest days of my youth were when my brother and I would run through the woods and feel quite safe."

- Rachel Weisz

"The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out his nose."

- Garrison Keillor

"We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy."

- Joseph Campbell

"Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind."

- Daphne du Maurier

"A smile doesn’t cost a cent, but draws a lot of interest."

"Gather the crumbs of happiness and they will make you a loaf of bread."

"Happiness is when your name is mentioned in someone's prayer every day without you feeling it. O Lord, ease for us among Your servants those who pray for us with goodness."

"The office is a happier place with you in it. Thanks for the laughs!"

"Your sense of humor makes coming to work an absolute delight. Thank you for keeping our spirits high!"

"Your desk is so beautifully decorated! It always brightens my day whenever I walk by it."

"You make coming to work a pleasure."