You can be happy where you are.— Joel Osteen
Happy Quotes
Happiness is usually made of small things noticed on purpose. These happy quotes are little reminders to look for them. Save one, send one, smile.
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More topics ›Realize you can be happy for no reason.— Arthur D. Saftlass
Live, and be happy, and make others so.— Mary Shelley
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.— Dalai Lama
I'd far rather be happy than right any day.— Douglas Adams
Whoever is happy will make others happy too.— Anne Frank
I would always rather be happy than dignified.— Charlotte Bronte
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.— Omar Khayyam
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy.— Marcel Proust
Do what makes you happy. Not just now... but always.— Charles Orlando
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.— Albert Camus
Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now.— Robert Green Ingersoll
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.— Anne Frank
Your brain is not designed to make you happy. That's your job.— Anthony Robbins
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.— Abraham Lincoln
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.— Abraham Lincoln
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.— Edith Wharton
The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.— Goldie Hawn
It always comes back to one thing: You should be doing what makes you happy.— Charles Orlando
Life passes by so fast. Whatever makes you happy, that's what you should do.— Samantha Jones
Think of what makes you smile, makes you happy... and do more of that stuff.— Steve Jobs
The truth is, you can skip the pursuit of happiness altogether and just be happy.— Joshua Fields Millburn
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of.— Albert Camus
When she is happy, she can't stop talking, when she is sad she doesn't say a word.— Ann Brashares
The most important thing is to enjoy your life — to be happy. It's all that matters.— Audrey Hepburn
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.— Henry Ward Beecher
False: When things change, I will be happy. True: When I am happy, things will change.— Kyle Cease
Don't let the concept of change scare you as much as the prospect of remaining unhappy.— Timber Hawkeye
We are not put on this earth merely to be happy. We are put here to experience life, fully.— Japanese Proverb
I cannot tell you how to be happy, because I have never been entirely sure what happiness was.— Neil Gaiman
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.— Marcus Aurelius
Happiness is a choice, not an achievement. Nothing will make you happy until you decide to be happy.— Ralph Marston
Today: figure out what makes you happy and do more of it. Figure out what doesn't, and do less of it.— Mandy Hale
The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.— Douglas Wood
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.— Epictetus
If you want to attract happy, positive things...become a happy, positive person! Work from the inside out!— Mandy Hale
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.— Marcel Proust
I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasn't going to change unless I made it change.— Gretchen Rubin
Every morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.— Groucho Marx
Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room... others by leaving the room.— William Arthur Ward
You deserve to be happy just as much as anyone else. Focus on what the heart needs and happiness will surely follow.— Leon Brown
Life is short and unpredictable, don't waste another minute on the people, places and things that don't make you happy.— Robert Tew
You will only find the happiness you seek when you drop your negative attitude towards life, embrace life and be happy.— Leon Brown
Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion that you want, and to do what makes you happy.— Demi Lovato
Drop jealousy and envy, for they make you ugly. Be loving, be accepting, and most of all... be happy just the way you are.— Leon Brown
Sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something.— Sarah Dessen
Take care of someone else. Be there for someone else. Bless someone else. A happy life is about giving more than you take.— Mandy Hale
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.— Oscar Wilde
You cannot be happy if you fill your mind with needless worries. Keep your thoughts simple, and peace and happiness will follow.— Leon Brown
I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery — air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.'— Sylvia Plath
Success isn't what others can see, but how you feel. It's living your truth and doing what makes you truly happy. That's success.— Robert Tew
You can't always please everybody, but you can do what makes you happy and just hope that those around you will be happy for you.— Robert Tew
Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.— Deepak Chopra
Do not waste your life on someone who doesn’t value your precious time or feelings. Remember life is short to be anything but HAPPY.— Robert Tew
Life is short, so do what makes you happy. Be with those who make you smile. Laugh as much as you breathe, and love as long as you live.— Rachel Nunes
I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'— Kurt Vonnegut
Don't wait for someday to start living because someday may never come. Make the choice right now to be happy and live life to the fullest.— Robert Tew
There are no happy endings. There are no endings, happy or otherwise. We all have our own stories which are just part of the one Big Story.— Patrick Rothfuss
There's an indescribable peace knowing you've done what you can, you're happy with the outcome, and whatever anyone thinks is insignificant.— The Sculptress
Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy.— Brother David Steindl-Rast
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What is a good happy quote?
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." — Dalai Lama. It's a hopeful idea: happiness isn't handed to you, which means it's also not out of your hands.
What is a short happy quote?
"Happiness looks good on you." Or, from Charles Schulz, "Happiness is a warm puppy." Short happy quotes make great captions and cards because joy doesn't need many words.
Can quotes actually make you happier?
A quote won't fix a hard day, but it can redirect your attention toward something good — and happiness follows attention more than circumstance. Small redirects, repeated, add up.