I often surprise myself by saying, ‘Wow, this is it. I guess I’m happy. I got a home I love. A career that I love. I’m even feeling more and more at peace with myself.’ If there’s something else to happiness, let me know. I’m ambitious for that too. — Harrison Ford

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It's in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life. It's not in happiness. It's not in impulsive pleasure. - Jordan Peterson

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There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so. - Jose Marti

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The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. ― Frank Herbert

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I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness. We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values and our own interests. — Gretchen Rubin

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Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness. - Immanuel Kant

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The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. - William Dean Howells

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I wasn’t thinking about our deal either when I got selected for the Worlds team. Being chosen to compete had been a jaw-dropping moment for me. But now I was riding a wave of excitement and fear. I’d be one of five girls carrying the banner for my country. Could I handle the pressure? I knew this was my test. I’d have to find a way to manage everyone’s expectations in order to keep them from making me feel overwhelmed. I needed to learn how to carry those expectations lightly—like a turtle carries its shell. ― Simone Biles

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My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace. - Denzel Washington

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Happiness is like a cloud—if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. — Sarah McLachlan

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