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" A woman's heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. "

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" Playing is just about feeling. Playing isn't necessarily about misery. Playing isn't necessarily about happiness. But it's just about letting yourself feel all those things that you have already on the inside of you, but you're all the time trying to push them aside because they don't make for polite conversation or something. "

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Time

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Conversation

" We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself. "

" Happiness is only real when shared. "

Christopher McCandless

Only

Shared

Real

" I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do. "

" The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted. "

" Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness. "

" Everyday interactions we have with other people are definitely contagious, in terms of happiness. "

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Happiness

People

" Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity. "

" Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. "

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

You

Want

Success

" What humans want is not just happiness. They want justice; they want meaning. "

" I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any one thing or an outcome or a result. I think it's kinda the process and I think that if you can find happiness in the process then maybe that's it. "

" Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution. "

George Eliot

Opposition

May

" Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species. "

" When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. "

" 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. "

" And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it. "

" One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness. "

" Our democracy is dependent on people who passionately cherish the ideals of a democracy. Every man is created equal with an inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's a wonderful idea, and it takes people who cherish that idea to be actively involved in the process. "

" When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have. "

" Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same. "

" Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization. "

" We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. "

" I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men. "

" A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose. "

" I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome. "

Helen McCrory

Decision

Happiness

" Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness. "

" Well, there are two kinds of happiness, grounded and ungrounded. Ungrounded happiness is cheesy and not based on reality. Grounded happiness is informed happiness based on the knowledge that the world sometimes sucks, but even then you have to believe in yourself. "

" Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others. "

" Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude. "

" True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. "