Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Courage, LightAlbus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanWhen I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.
When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.
I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.
That's the best revenge of all: happiness. Nothing drives people crazier than seeing someone have a good f-cking life.
RevengeChuck PalahniukThe happiest people don't worry too much about whether life is fair ot not, they just get on with it.
LifeAndrew MatthewsDon't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh in Gift from the SeaIt was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking: How did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. And maybe we can actually never have it, no matter what. How did he know that?
FreedomThe Pursuit of Happyness, by Chris Gardner"But don't you think," I persist, "that it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?"
TimeAudrey Niffenegger in The Time Traveler’s WifeHappiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai LamaIf you are happy, happiness will come to you. Because happiness wants to go where happiness is.
Yogi Bhajan'Destiny, chance, fate, fortune -they're all just ways of claiming your success without claiming your failures.'
- Gerrard of the Weatherlight
Be happy for no reason, like a child! If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.
SatisfactionDeepak ChopraFor happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.
Joy, BeginningAnne Morrow LindberghHappiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Patience & Endurance, ButterfliesNathaniel HawthorneHappiness is like lightning, blink and you miss it. After that came the fall. When you reach heaven the fall is devastating.
Tokyo in Money Heist, Season 3 Episode 7In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeBut there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there.
Roald Dahl in Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryHappiness is not always the best way to be happy.
Where the Wild Things Are, by JudithKeep your heart open to dreams, for as long as there's a dream there is hope. And as long there is hope there is joy in living. The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making your dreams come true.
DreamingUnknownNothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long.
Fate & Destiny, Chance & RandomnessPaulo CoelhoWell, I think the golden rule I can think of is the fact that you must follow your passion and do something that's close to your heart. And I think that that's very important, well, to be successful and to be happy.
Success, PassionKumar Mangalam BirlaI refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
CharacterKanye WestPeople often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.
Self-Confidence, TalentFrank SinatraPeople are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
UnknownAlways a chancer, always lucky, he'd fall into a river and come out dry, with fish in his pockets.
Cecelia Ahern in Thanks for the Memories: A NovelMaybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.
LifeMeredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy, Season 2 Episode 9It's hard to find happiness inside ourselves, and it's impossible to find it anywhere else.
Nicolas ChamfortMy happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.
SatisfactionMichael J. FoxMy definition of beauty is happiness. I believe that when you are happy, it shines through and makes you a more attractive and beautiful person!
BeautyBianca BaltiThink of all the beauty still left around you and be happy!
Anne FrankEven a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word "happy" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Life, DarknessCarl JungMy ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
Taylor SwiftThere's no such thing as luck - only good science and math.
Mathematics, Chance & RandomnessWalter O'Brien in Scorpion, Season 1Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Success, MotivationAlbert SchweitzerFor me, success is a state of mind. I feel like success isn't about conquering something; it's being happy with who you are.
Success, SatisfactionBritney SpearsMany people know that they're unhappy. But even more people don't know that they're happy.
Positive QuotesAlbert SchweitzerThe harder you work, the luckier you get.
Powfu, June 2018Happiness is only real when shared.
Jon Krakauer in Into the WildI guess happiness is not a state you want to be in all the time.
John Belushi