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" Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything. "

Norman Lear

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" The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you're in it. Nothing can be controlled. "

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" Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more. "

" In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ. "

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

" Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. "

" I always say: 'Share your happiness with the world, give other people that happiness and let it come back,' but some things make me question it. I don't know if I want some people to know that I am happy. I think a lot of people want to take it away from you, and that's really scary. "

" Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. "

" Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect. "

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" Religion will prove to the believer a comforter and a sure guide to the fountain of true happiness. "