“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”

Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.

Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face.

The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don’t lead a dull life in such a thrilling world.

Let’s never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let’s do as General Eisenhower does: let’s never waste a minute thinking about people we don’t like.

Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.

You are something new in this world. Never before, since the beginning of time, has there ever been anybody exactly like you; and never again throughout all the ages to come will there ever be anybody exactly like you again.

Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping .

Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.

One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Check up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what improvement, what lessons you have learned for the future.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Happiness is not the end of life: character is.

Whatever it is however bad I’m so glad you’re still here.

Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.

I have no secrets. Neither did Tupac, neither does my daughter. We don’t live behind secrets, we don’t live lies, we are who we are, and we are pretty happy to be who we are.

I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.

When he left, you spent all your energy holding on to him. You could be happy if you let go.

Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.