The older you get the better you get… unless you’re a banana. – Betty White

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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world. ― George Washington

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The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.

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Happiness is a direction, not a place.

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But 'tis a sad thing that all one's happiness is only that the world does not know you are miserable. ― Dorothy Osborne

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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

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Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you. — Mary Lou Retton

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The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be. ― Leo Babauta

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Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right. ― Sarah Addison Allen

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The route of true happiness, the Buddha argued, was to achieve a visceral understanding of impermanence, which would take you off the emotional roller coaster and allow you to see your dramas and desires through a wider lens. To truly tame the 'monkey mind' and defeat our habitual tendency toward clinging, meditation was the prescription, and sitting and actively facing the 'voice in your head' mindfully for a few minutes a day might be the hardest thing you'll ever do. Accept that challenge and improve your life drastically. It's about mitigation, not alleviation. It's that simple. The only way out is through. ― Dan Harris

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