“ ..there is more to life than just pleasure. We want to achieve our happiness and not just experience it. Eric Weiner
“ Do we take less pride in the possession of our home because its walls were built by some unknown carpenter, its tapestries woven by some unknown weaver on a far Oriental shore, in some antique time? N… Roman Payne
“ Satiety depends not at all on how much we eat, but on how we eat. It's the same with happiness, the very same...happiness doesn't depend on how many external blessings we have snatched from life. It d… Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“ I could hear the knock and whistle of the water pipes, the purr of the calico cat. And at that moment a happiness filled me that was pure and perfect and yet it was bled with despair - as if I had bee… David Leavitt
“ I feel as though I should say something profound, or enact some rite, or trade something to make it official. I want to transfer some trinket which would allow me to say that she's my girl, some kind… Craig Silvey
“ The ultimate meaning of the active life is to make possible the happiness of contemplation. Josef Pieper
“ Intent not followed by action is an insult to your design. Decide what you want, create a plan, and get your ass out there! Steve Maraboli
“ …I realized my happiness was artificial. I felt happy because I saw the others were happy and because I knew I should feel happy, but I wasn't really happy. Roberto Bolaño
“ There are some delightful places in this world which have a sensual charm for the eyes. One loves them with a physical love. We people who are attracted by the countryside cherish fond memories of cer… Guy de Maupassant
“ Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life. Change what you do not want. Change what makes you unhappy. Rodolfo Costa
“ One who swims with the tide and not the other side will benefit from the opportunity that flows. Stephen Richards
“ There had to be something wrong with my life. I should have been born a Yugoslavian shepherd who looked up at the Big Dipper every night. Haruki Murakami
“ Jealous of the crazy gay kid. That doesn't sound right.""Hey, Sol," she said, her tone getting serious for a second. "Those are two things about you out of a million. Don't box yourself in. John Corey Whaley
“ Some people are like a thermometer. If their environment is negative, they are negative. If bad things happen, they are sad. If good things happen, they are happy. They are simply a product of their e… Cameron C. Taylor
