Happy Quotes

"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy"

"For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that's the most reward thing in the world"

Busta Rhymes, Musician

"They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?"

Princess Diana, Royalty

"The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world"

James Madison, President

"To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all"

Helen Rowland, Journalist

"The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy"

James Madison, President

"Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage"

Larry David, Actor

"I'm really only happy when I'm on stage. I just feed off the energy of the audience. That's what I'm all about - people and laughter"

Larry David, Actor

"When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage"

Queen Victoria, Royalty

"And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to do it"

Bill Hicks, Comedian

"It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury"

Thomas Moore, Poet

"I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give. I am very happy to do that, I want to do that"

Princess Diana, Royalty

"I've arrived at the place if I'm not taking a career risk, I'm not happy. If I'm scared, then I know I'm being challenged"

Jim Carrey, Comedian

"But then, you know, I'm very happy, I've got to this stage in my life and I'm not dead. I haven't got married and divorced and done all that palimony business, you know all that mess"

Michael Hutchence, Musician

"We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well"

George MacDonald, Novelist

"Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends, to the eternal world; it has proved itself stronger than death"

Dean Inge, Philosopher

"I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know; I'm sure that later on I'll start killing people in a square somewhere, but right now, I just feel happy to be alive"

Lars von Trier, Director

"The hardest situation to stay happy in, I think, is when you're trying to find love, and yourself at the same time. It just doesn't seem to fit well"

Sophia Bush, Actress

"Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself"

Alice Walker, Author

"I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star"

Kid Rock, Musician

"To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless"

Ted Turner, Businessman

"I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers"

Kid Rock, Musician

"I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now"

Peter McWilliams, Writer

"Man is most happy, when his own actions are arguments and examples of his virtue"

John Webster, Playwright

"When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before"

Suzanne Vega, Musician

"I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work"

Paul Simon, Musician

"I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy"

Shimon Peres, Statesman

"He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave"

Sid Waddell, Entertainer

"You believe happiness to be derived from the place in which once you have been happy, but in truth it is centered in ourselves"

Franz Schubert, Composer

"I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy"

Paul Simon, Musician

"I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible"

Sarah McLachlan, Musician

"Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct "British" accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it"

Madeleine Stowe, Actress

"Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas"

Clarence Darrow, Lawyer

"All marriages are happy. It's trying to live together afterwards that causes all the problems"

Shelley Winters, Actress

"In regards to the reaction to Life Is Killing Me, I would say that I'm never happy about anything"

Josh Silver, Musician

"I don't do impersonations. I can do a wounded elephant! I can do a really good cow! And because of the amount of time I spent in North Yorkshire, I do a variety of sheep. All of which I will be happy to roll out for you!"

Patrick Stewart, Actor

"I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed"

Michael Hutchence, Musician

"The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, as sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt"

John Heywood, Dramatist

"If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be"

John Heywood, Dramatist

"A person may rightfully be happy if in this life he could do a great favor for widows and orphans, could assist support than, and facilitate fate of people"

Islom Karimov, Statesman

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