Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
— Theodore Isaac Rubin
Happiness is obsolete: uneconomic.
— Theodor W. Adorno
There are people who fly to the height of stardom in a single day, and then there are people like me. I used to have this ridiculous idea that I absolutely had to be a big, big movie star. Now all I'm after is happiness.
— Teri Polo
Before the palefaces came among us, we enjoyed the happiness of unbounded freedom and were acquainted with neither riches, wants, nor oppression.
— Tecumseh
I do think, in any industry, when you put too much pressure on the source of your happiness coming from your work, you're going to run into a wall. It's easy to think that once you have success, then happiness will just hit like a wave over you. I don't think that's the case, or at least, when I achieved my first dream, that wasn't the case.
— Taylor Louderman
When doing something you love, no matter what you'd be getting paid or think the outcome might be, not only will you enjoy yourself more, but you have a better chance of actually creating a sustainable life. Happiness is contagious.
— Tara Stiles
We experience happiness as a series of pleasing moments. They come and go like clouds, unpredictable, fleeting, and without responsibility to our desires. Through honest self-work, reflection, and meditation, we begin to string more of these moments together, creating a web-like design of happiness that drapes around our lives.
You don't find happiness by being able to buy everything you want, whenever you want it.
— Tamara Ecclestone
I always find a reason to be happy before I sleep. For me, happiness is a choice that is in your hands.
— Taapsee Pannu
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
— Sydney Smith
In India, we are parented in a way that we get very good values. But the whole culture forgets to tell us to also value ourselves. It's really OK sometimes to take into consideration your own happiness.
— Swara Bhaskar
Happiness is not a luxury. It is a necessity. When we are happy, we are in the best possible place to be good to ourselves and those we love.
— Suze Orman
Perfect happiness would be knowing that all my family and friends were happy and safe. Then I'd go to a tropical island with my husband where it was gorgeous and fun all day long and interesting and fun all evening. Good food and dancing would be nice, too, and weekly visits from those safe and happy family and friends. Plus world peace.
— Suzanne Weyn
The closest synonym of happiness is excitement, and you can generate it by doing something that you can't completely comprehend. This understanding makes the process rich and exciting.
— Sushant Singh Rajput
It's the pursuit of love and happiness that is the driving force of the romantic novel.
— Susanna Kearsley
Independence is happiness.
— Susan B. Anthony
I began to realize that, in spite of great achievements in wealth and military prowess, the great powers of Europe have not yet succeeded in providing the greatest happiness of the vast majority of the people; and that the reformers in these European countries were working hard for a new social revolution.
— Sun Yat-sen
All forms of human happiness contain within themselves the seeds of their own decomposition.
— Theodore Dalrymple
I've always been able to transform happiness and pain and sorrow and tears into positive energy.
— Thalia
Horrible things can happen to you, and horrible things happened to us on September 11. But if we look for love and happiness and fulfillment, we will find it.
— Ted Olson
Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it's on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end, you've got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration.
— Taylor Swift
I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.
— Taylor Caldwell
You are the only thing holding you back from happiness. You have the ability to change your life radically for better or worse.
The first rule of negotiation is to always be willing to walk away from the deal. The first rule of happiness is to not be attached to pleasing moments.
'American Horror Story' is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness.
— Taissa Farmiga
Christmas really is about all the cliches: health, happiness and love. A future with my family is the important thing... to stay alive for them.
— Sylvie Meis
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
— Swami Sivananda
When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.
I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life. I try not to take anything too seriously. I try to - and I do - find a ton of joy and happiness in my life, and I think that helps you stay youthful.
— Sutton Foster
For me, the opposite of happiness isn't sadness but boredom.
Feminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness.
— Susan Faludi
I do want to live life king size, yes. But I also want to spend a lot on my children and give them happiness and security.
— Suniel Shetty
I don't want to risk my personal sanity or happiness, or my family, or the love of my life. That's a mistake. And I think a lot of people make that mistake, they're always kind of, like, seeking out the next thing that's gonna happen.
— Summer Phoenix
A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does not have it, but is in it.
I say to my children, the reason that marriage - and having children - is so important is that it stops you thinking about yourself. The way to happiness is to give yourself to others and to think of others before you think of yourself.
— Terry Wogan
I hump the wild to take it all in, there is no bag limit on happiness.
— Ted Nugent
I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.
It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.
— Taraji P. Henson
We are here on this planet to add to the happiness of the world.
True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness. The only thing that can give us true refuge is the awareness and love that is intrinsic to who we are. Ultimately, it's our own true nature.
— Tara Brach
Happiness is very simple and minimal.
— Tablo
I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter, and I see beauty.
— Sylvia Kristel
Happiness is a direction, not a place.
— Sydney J. Harris
There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.
A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of true generosity, happiness is the reward for a life lived in harmony, with a courage and grace.
If something really gave me immense happiness, I will remember it for the rest of my life in vivid detail. But if something bothered me, or I regretted it deeply, I will move ahead from it and forget.
— Sushmita Sen
I really wanted to buy a Range Rover. It was a big dream, and the day I bought it, I was very happy, but by evening, I was immune to it. That's when I realized that excitement, if it's happiness, is not in reaching the goal but in the process. Thus process trumps over realization.
The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.
— Susan Cain
I think when we shot 'Tokyo Drift' I was a little too young to really understand what made Han who he is, and then I got older, and you start to make a little bit of money, and you realize that money will never buy you happiness.
— Sung Kang
