I am quite miserable because I'm never satisfied with what I've got. You're always looking for that next high, and that is what I would define as happiness.
— Simon Cowell
The Dalai Lama. He is a very wise man of great inner peace who believes that happiness is the purpose of our lives. Through his teachings and leadership, he continues to make this world a better place in which to live.
— Sidney Sheldon
I was a law student when I started acting in plays. I was a real estate lawyer but I continued acting on stage because that is what gave me a lot of happiness.
— Shraddha Srinath
To me, the most important thing is happiness.
— Sheryl Swoopes
I have danced to 'Kaanta Lagaa' at sangeet ceremonies and weddings. Weddings are happy occasions and I like being part of their happiness.
— Shefali Zariwala
Not every vacation is equal. And theory - the idea that vacations should increase happiness - doesn't always translate to reality.
— Shawn Achor
What we've been finding is people are afraid of happiness. They're afraid of happiness because they think we'll stagnate or we'll be blind: that if I'm happy now, I won't keep fighting as hard. If I'm happy now, I won't push as hard to make a better world. That's what pleasure does. Joy does the exact opposite.
Research shows you get multiple tasks done faster if you do them one at a time. It also decreases stress and raises happiness.
For me, music is my joy. It's my happiness. As long as this medicine, this chemo is in my body, I didn't have my love, my joy.
— Sharon Jones
Ganesh Chaturthi is very close to my heart. The festival brings with it joy, love, and happiness for everyone.
— Shankar Mahadevan
Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.
— Shah Rukh Khan
My happiness is not dictated on this business. Once I realized that, everything kind of changed.
— Selena Gomez
Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people.
— Scott Weiss
Badhai Ho Badhai' is about spreading love and happiness - and Kavita Chaudhry speaks of it in a gentle manner.
— Satish Kaushik
It is the people who can do nothing who find nothing to do, and the secret to happiness in this world is not only to be useful, but to be forever elevating one's uses.
— Sarah Orne Jewett
One of the defining moments in my life was when I had the privilege to speak to him over the phone. I couldn't say anything - I was tongue tied. I just cried out of sheer happiness. That day I made a promise to myself; One day I will play for Sachin's team- I'll play for team India.
— Saqib Saleem
The problem is that, partly because we are women, a large measure of our happiness depends on our relationships - including, unavoidably, our relationships with men.
— Sandra Tsing Loh
What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.
— Sigmund Freud
If you are not happy, you will never be able to give happiness to others.
— Shweta Tripathi
I try to be a good daughter, as I believe in karma and feel that how you are with your parents is directly proportionate to what you receive in your life. I am a big oneness follower, and our gurus have told us that if you want to achieve external happiness, you need to be happy internally. And your inner circle is your family.
— Shilpa Shetty
It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.
— Sheryl Sandberg
I think a lot of the world searches in vain for happiness in ways that will not bring them happiness.
— Shay Carl
Smart vacations lead to greater happiness and energy at work and, therefore, greater productivity, intelligence, and resilience.
Scientifically, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world.
Success does not mean happiness. Check out any celebrity magazine to look for examples to disabuse you of thinking that being beautiful, successful or rich will make you happy.
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.
— Sharon Draper
While the concert is instant communication with the audience, composing is a creative process where a song comes up out of nowhere and then transmits happiness to many, translates into money, fame, or whatever.
You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.
One of my producers said this business is like a hamster on that little wheel thing that goes around and around. You may have a great day and get great ratings, but then you've got another show to do - whatever moment of success or happiness you have you've got to keep grinding it out for the next day.
— Sean Hannity
Happiness is nothing but good health and freedom, and money is the single best way you can buy your freedom.
— Scott Adams
I suffer a lot with mental health and stuff, so I had to find something that was going to make me OK with who I was and also give me some peace and happiness with being alive. So yeah, I've worked hard on myself.
— Sasha Lane
Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.
— Sarah McLachlan
I like to smile. I try to bring happiness on and off the pitch. I don't understand how you can play football without joy.
— Santi Cazorla
I saw 'Joy Luck Club' when it came out, so that was early mid-'90s, and I remember seeing it with my long-time collaborator, Mina Shum. We'd just done 'Double Happiness,' and we saw this movie, and we were weeping. Like, shuddering weeping. Weeping more than really the film deserved.
— Sandra Oh
Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.
An award means a lot to me. It brings happiness along with a kind of fear. It brings fear because the award is the responsibility which audiences have put on us. So a singer winning an award should always try to give best of him to the audiences.
— Shreya Ghoshal
People want to be happy, so they don't want to feel as though they're mired in this world of ugliness. I think that if people can recognize that you can actually help and change that ugliness, then you'll feel a lot better about yourself as well, and that does create a certain amount of happiness.
— Sheryl WuDunn
The child asks, 'Why don't I have this happiness thing you're telling me about?'
— Shel Silverstein
My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart.
— Shawn Johnson
Too many people limit their happiness and success by assuming that taking time off from work will send a negative message to their manager and slow their career advancement.
Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.
We live in this world of great promise, where everything seems to offer an unchanging final happiness, if we can only get enough of it. It is very intoxicating.
— Sharon Salzberg
I think people need a little light and a little happiness in their lives.
— Shannon Purser
I think if we want to find happiness by finding a life partner, then it's a little selfish. You should be complete within yourself, so that when you're in a relationship, you can give out happiness rather than expect it.
— Shahid Kapoor
You always hear the phrase, money doesn't buy you happiness. But I always in the back of my mind figured a lot of money will buy you a little bit of happiness. But it's not really true. I got a new car because the old one's lease expired.
— Sergey Brin
The arrival of any child brings you a lot of happiness.
— Seal
Happiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.
— Saul Bellow
While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
— Sarah Vowell
I honestly believe true happiness lies in lowered expectations. In opening the door to let the air in.
— Sara Pascoe
I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.
— Sanjeev Bhaskar
