To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer - the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn't want there to be any problems.
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
Be happy with who you are, and know that being you is the best thing you can do for yourself.
My students often say, 'My roommate read this story and really liked it,' and it's hard to convince them that there are things wrong with it. I say, 'Well, people who love you want you to be happy. But I'm your professor and I'm supposed to be teaching you something.'
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
I try to be happy. I try to face things without regret or make sure that I'm happy with things and leave nothing unsaid if I can.
I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat.
Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.
I can't laugh, be happy, present myself at any prize and also win on the centre court.
If I win, I'll take my wife and buy her a whole new wardrobe. If she's happy then I'll be happy.
You see I found I didn't have to act to be happy.
I remember when I was a kid, I could never find anything positive about chubby girls. If a girl was pudgy in books, she wasn't okay. She couldn't be happy or make friends unless she lost weight.
If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?
If you want to be happy for life, love what you do.
I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better.
As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
I hate crowds of people pretending to be happy on one night of the year, where they get drunk and obnoxious by the end of the night.
I don't need many things. I don't need glamour and attention to be happy. I'm very happy being settled and working my butt off and trying to win grand slams.
I would not be happy to do what I do unless I felt that the large audience wanted it.
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.
If I can put on my album in a car or on my headphones and listen to the whole thing and love it, that's what I'm going to be happy putting out there.
I love the game of basketball, and as long as I can do that, keep playing and try to get some more championships with the organization, I'll be happy.
We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the Iraq war.
Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim.
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness. But if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions.
I can't rely on my money to be happy.
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him.
It's time for me to do things I like so I will be happy, my wife will be happy, my friends will be happy. I just want to do something I'm proud of. It's time for me to change. I could sign with a company for 10 movies and I'm the king of video and so what?
As a culture, I think we need to redefine what it means to be happy.
My passion is doing movies, so as long as I keep doing that I will be happy.
I am someone who can't hold on to negativity or hold on to grudges. I might feel something at a certain point, but I get tired after that. I don't carry it with me. I forgive and forget very easily, and that's the only way to be happy and peaceful.
I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be.
I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and healthy. I've never had a problem with the way I look. I'd rather have lunch with my friends than go to a gym.
I think it's the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life.