Happy Life Quotes - Page 15

• In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find — and I hear from other people that they agree — that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness.

  Gretchen Rubin

  People, Giving, Coats

  "Test Yourself: Do You Have Clutter Mentality?" by Gretchen Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 19, 2012.

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• We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to suicide.

  Pope Francis

  Suicide, Opportunity, People

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• Consumerism has brought us anxiety. Set aside time to play with your children, and turn off the TV when they sit down to eat.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Play, Anxiety

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• We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. BUt the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyses: 'I am talking with you in order to persuade you.' No. Each person dialogues, starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attracting, not proselytizing.

  Pope Francis

  Religious, Order, Talking

  "GMA Hosts Thrilled By Pope's 'Fantastic' Call Not to Proselytize, Ignore Context" by Kyle Drennen, newsbusters.org. August 4, 2014.

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• Proceed calmly in life.

  Pope Francis

  "Pope Francis issues top 10 tips for happiness" by Adam Withnall, www.independent.co.uk. July 31, 2014.

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• We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

  Pope Francis

  War, Giving, Quiet

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• I really believe there's no such thing as accidents, only opportunities. God gives everyone the ingredients to a good, happy life. It's up to us to make the most of them.

  Rachael Ray

  Believe, Opportunity, Giving

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• Just be happy, and if you can't be happy, do things that make you happy. Or do nothing with the people that make you happy.

  Esther Earl

  Life, People, Just Be Happy

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• Environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have. I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?'

  Pope Francis

  Suicide, Thinking, Challenges

  "12* Powerful Climate Allies That GOP Denier Leaders Can’t Ignore" by Amanda Hanley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2014.

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• Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

  Sholom Aleichem

  Life, Wise, Dream

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• I have scars on my hands from touching certain people...Certain heads, certain colours and textures of human hair leave permanent marks on me. Other things, too. Charlotte once ran away from me, outside the studio, and I grabbed her dress to stop her, to keep her near me. A yellow cotton dress I loved because it was too long for her. I still have a lemon-yellow mark on the palm of my right hand. Oh God, if I'm anything by a clinical name, I'm a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.

  J. D. Salinger

  Life, Hair, Hands

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• Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.

  Boyd K. Packer

  Water, Gains, Conquer

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• Move forward and let others do the same. Simple. This is a guiding principle everyone should have.

  Pope Francis

  Moving, Simple, Guiding Principles

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• Absorption in things other than self is the secret of a happy life.

  James Cagney

  Happiness, Self, Secret

  James Cagney (1976). “Cagney by Cagney”

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• Workers should have Sundays off because Sunday is for the family. Calling for Sundays to be a holiday.

  Pope Francis

  Holiday, Sunday, Should Have

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• A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life.

  Kimberly Elise

  Self, Helping, Life Happiness

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• To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set your own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Morning, Events

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• I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Stars, Important

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Twitter post from Oct 08, 2015

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• Once upon a time, a historian told me that the most important choice a new historian could make was of his or her specialist subject. Most of the good stuff was far too overcrowded, so you had to pick about in the exotic and extinct. His recommendations were the Picts or the Minoans, because hardly anything was known about them and you could spend a happy lifetime of speculation.

  A. A. Gill

  Important Choices, History, Once Upon A Time

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• I don't think any woman in power really has a happy life unless she's got a large number of women friends ... because you sometimes must go and sit down and let down your hair with someone you can trust totally.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Friends, Thinking, Hair

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• The key to a happy life is to have accomplishments to be proud of and purpose to look forward to, and at the moment I had both. How wonderful it was to be me.

  Jeff Lindsay

  Keys, Accomplishment, Purpose

  Jeff Lindsay (2005). “Dearly Devoted Dexter”, p.26, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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• If you want to be happy in life, keep all of your commitments and don't expect other people to keep any of theirs.

  Roger Delano Hinkins

  Commitment, People, Want

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• Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.

  Ayn Rand

  Dream, Greatness, Waiting

  Ayn Rand (2011). “Ayn Rand Novel Collection”, p.1850, Penguin

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