And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

I absolutely adore Christmas.

I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself now and then in finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

The passive aggressive arguer comes armed with tricky tactics. They cannot take the risk that they might be wrong: their self-esteem is too intertwined with their opinions. It is more important to affirm their rightness, and sense of superiority, than to arrive at the truth.

You make ‚em, I amuse ‚em.

I can say I’d honestly rather be happy than have 30 to 40 songs that I’ve written about these thrilling, exciting, horrible, unhappy times.

I love to dance, but my children tell me I shouldn’t. Can’t see why.

With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it.

If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don’t want to go there.

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.

Silence is the mother of truth.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can’t help it. It’s the truth.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.

How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I have felt since childhood upon hearing the sound of the word itself.

I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it’s spoken.

But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I’m upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man.

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

The only really happy folk are married women and single men.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.

Human beings will be happier – not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That’s my utopia.

Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong.

It’s not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

I like to make people feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my appearance.

As long as I am playing competitive football I am happy.

We were poor, but we smiled.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

Wives are people who feel they don’t dance enough.

Marriage is the most wonderful thing ever.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But I’ve learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, ‚cause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all – make us laugh, think, cry and cheer – preferably in that order.

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

Some people would claim that things like love, joy and beauty belong to a different category from science and can’t be described in scientific terms, but I think they can now be explained by the theory of evolution.

Prospering just doesn’t have to do with money.

The happiest moments are when we sit down and we feel the presence of our brothers and sisters, lay and monastic, who are practicing walking and sitting meditation.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I’d have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

Most people would assume my business success, and the wealth that comes with it, have brought me happiness. But I know I am successful, wealthy, and connected because I am happy.

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.

Our vision and commitment is towards the country’s progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.

Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more.

Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn’t have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.

If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Being happy is a matter of personal taste.

Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then.