“ As Venus within Eros does not really aim at pleasure, so Eros does not aim at happiness. We may think he does, but when he is brought to the test it proves otherwise... For it is the very mark of Eros… C.S. Lewis
“ The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who… Ann Voskamp
“ The best way to insure you achieve the greatest satisfaction out of life is to behave intentionally. Deborah Day
“ If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room. Jules Renard
“ Blaming is so much easier than taking responsibility, because if you take responsibility … then you might be to blame. Jennifer O'Neill
“ I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances. Andrew Weil
“ Happiness is a strange thing. It is something I tend to recognize only after it has passed, when I realize I miss it. Claire Holden Rothman
“ You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy. Jay Asher
“ Tatsuya: What you have "right now" won't necessarily continue on until forever...Hiro: ... Yeah, I know. Ibuki Haneda
“ The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea. Andrew Weil
“ And he, like many jaded people, had few pleasures left in life save good food and drink. Honore de Balzac
“ Sometimes you just have to jump in a mud puddle because it's there. Never get so old that you forget about having fun. Tom Giaquinto
“ These fucking women really piss me off,' April said. 'Because instead of being elated by the thought of making their own happiness and chasing some crazy dream, all they want to do is narrow their opt… J. Courtney Sullivan
“ It’s true that laughter really is cheap medicine. It’s a prescription anyone can afford. And best of all, you can fill it right now. Steve Goodier
“ It is always worth itemising happiness, there is so much of the other thing in a life, you had better put down the markers for happiness while you can. Sebastian Barry
“ But the happiest people are the ones who understand that good things occur when one allows them to. Danny Wallace
