“You ask me about the past, you ask me about the future, the only way to be happy is to be living right now.”
"How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top."
- Yvon Chouinard
Success
"The solution maybe for a lot of the world’s problems is to turn around and take a forward step. You can’t just keep trying to make a flawed system work."
- Yvon Chouinard
Change
"There are a dozen reasons for climbing, some bad, and I’ve used most of them myself. The worst are fame and money. Commonly people cite exploration or discovery, but that’s rarely relevant in today’s world. The only good reason to climb is to improve yourself."
- Yvon Chouinard
Self-improvement
"Going back to a simpler life is not a step backward."
- Yvon Chouinard
Simplicity
"I have a little different definition of evil than most people — When you have the opportunity and the ability to do good and you do nothing, that’s evil. Evil doesn’t always have to be an overt act, it can be merely the absence of good."
- Yvon Chouinard
Morality
"In loving someone as they are, we open ourselves to the possibility of true happiness."
- Beauty and the Beast
Happiness
"Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get."
- W. P. Kinsella
Happiness
"You’re only one workout away from a good mood."
- Health Coach Maria Marlowe
Happiness
"Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!"
- Kate Summers
Happiness
"Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss."
- S. O’ Sade
Happiness