For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair. Anne Morrow Lindbergh cliffdespairflower Change image and share on social
No one likes doing chores. In happiness surveys, housework is ranked down there with commuting as activities that people enjoy the least. Maybe that's why figuring out who does which chores usually prompts, at best, tense discussion in a household and, at worst, outright fighting. Emily Oster activitybadchore share on social
It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. Robert Herrick accomplishactivityalive Change image and share on social
Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time. Zoe Saldana borehappinesshappy Change image and share on social
Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness. David Sarnoff findgarnerhappiness Change image and share on social
'SuperBetter' is fundamentally about a mind shift. It's about claiming your power to be in charge of how you spend your time and energy, and focusing it on the things that matter the most to you. Focusing on things that will bring real happiness, real well-being. Jane McGonigal bringchargeclaim share on social
Death just comes, not happiness. Because when you're trying to find happiness, you're trying to navigate a very, very murky minefield of distractions, of disappointments, of deceptions. That's why you have to work on happiness. Ian K. Smith deathdeceptiondisappointment share on social
All forms of human happiness contain within themselves the seeds of their own decomposition. Theodore Dalrymple decompositionformhappiness Change image and share on social
I don't like the word 'balance.' To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family... as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration... of work, family, self, community. Padmasree Warrior balancecommunityconflict share on social
I really think that people's right to happiness shouldn't be dictated by some policymaker in Washington, D.C. I've come to know a lot of people that - sexual orientation is such where they're in love with people from the same sex, and I just don't think it's our role in the government to say, 'No you can't be married.' Jon Tester dictategovernmenthappiness share on social