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.

Once I realized that right thinking is vital to victorious living, I got more serious about thinking about what I was thinking about, and choosing my thoughts carefully.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.

I’ve run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people’s support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

When you get angry, your options narrow.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

He who molds the public sentiment… makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.

If I don’t run for president, we’ll all be OK.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the goodness of God and the damnation of infants.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.

Self-talk, for me, has been the biggest thing in my life. A lot of us have a dialogue that is crap. It’s a crappy dialogue. We live in a world right now that is very external. Everything is very on the surface. Superficial. Everything. And what we’re telling ourselves is what we see on TV.

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

I thank God I’m in a position where I can pick and choose – there are some roles I don’t play.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

A man’s as miserable as he thinks he is.

Any man can call time out, but no man can say how long the time out will be.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who’s not doing a good job. But I didn’t make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.

What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money.

Too many people measure how successful they are by how much money they make or the people that they associate with. In my opinion, true success should be measured by how happy you are.

It’s so hard to know what to do when one wishes earnestly to do right.

We need someone with superb judgement in their own right because, yes, a president can hire the best advisors on Earth, but I guarantee you this: Five advisors will give five different opinions. And it is the president – and the president alone – who always makes the final call.

A good laugh is sunshine in the house.

I think I became more productive through not having children. I never really had the desire to have them. My husband didn’t want them either, so it worked out well.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

Where fear is, happiness is not.

A merry heart doeth good like medicine.

Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.

My belief is that we were put into this world of wonders and beauty with a special ability to appreciate them, in some cases to have the fun of taking a hand in developing them, and also in being able to help other people instead of overreaching them and, through it all, to enjoy life – that is, to be happy.

I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you’re able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

If I think too hard about a relationship, I’ll talk myself out of it.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman’s equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Our Heavenly Father loves you. He has created you to be successful and to have joy.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

I don’t really plan. I’m almost intuitive about things.

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

When you’re in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There’s also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

I am just happy to be part of the Nike family.

When you are young you tend to do so many things that are not needed. When you get experience, you know what exactly what works for you and you tend to do things that you want.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

The common question that gets asked in business is, ‚why?‘ That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, ‚why not?‘

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.

Laughter heals all wounds, and that’s one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you’re going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.

We spend so much time sublimatin‘, thinkin‘ about, ‚What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?‘