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DALAI LAMA When there is no reason to be happy, that's all the reason you need to happy
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DEBASISH MRIDHA I just want you to be happy. If that’s with me or with someone else or with nobody. I just want yo...
JOHN GREEN For me, happiness is waking up excited even though you have no particular place to go…..
CHERYL RUSHTON You have a choice whether you want to be happy or not. I choose to be happy.
VANESSA HUDGENS If you want to be different, if you want to be better than normal, then you must live differently.
CRAIG GROESCHEL I want people to be happy.
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RAY BRADBURY If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and ...
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JACK KORNFIELD Love, compassion and concern for others are real sources of happiness. If you have these in abundanc...
DALAI LAMA I'm a pretty happy person, to be honest with you.
JONNY LEE MILLER Happiness is a shadow. If you chase it, it moves further away. But if you turn to make others happy,...
RVM If you're black, if you're gay, if you're Latin - we're all the same. We're all ...
KATE DEL CASTILLO I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you w...
RAY BRADBURY The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, bec...
RICHARD GERE If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.
STEPHEN CHBOSKY If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?
OLIVIER MARTINEZ You don't need to get what you want, to be happy; but you do need to be happy, to get what you want"
ODILLE RAULT If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be ...
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO It takes courage to practice compassion, and emotional intelligence to practice empathy. Both are ke...
DONNA M THOMAS If you cannot be happy with the little you have, you can be confused with the lot you want to have
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, ...
ASHISH KUMAR If you depend on others to make you happy, you will be endlessly disappointed.
UNKNOWN You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.
JOHN CLEESE Kids practice reading and learn to show compassion for living creatures.
LAURA CLARK If you want to be somebody be yourself. If you want to be happy be. If you want to go somewhere or d...
BRANDON HOFER I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married.
OLIVIER MARTINEZ You can be right or you can be happy.
GERALD JAMPOLSKY If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flatter...
IDRIES SHAH Anything you want to be good at, you've got to practice,
JEFF MOORE It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery...
WILLIAM GLASSER Sure most of us are 'happy'. Happy when we're shopping or drinking in the pub. Try being happy for j...
CHERYL RUSHTON I want happiness for my daughter - I want Carrie to be happy.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.
SCOTT WEILAND I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child.
DREW BARRYMORE Because I want to be remembered.
SHERMAN ALEXIE If God didn’t want you to be happy, he would not have created “Hope” to give you something to ...
STEVEN LAWRENCE HILL, SR. If you want to be loved, do what others want. If you want to live, do what you want. The choice is y...
MAHRUKH Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently...
KAREN ARMSTRONG You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of ...
JULIA ROBERTS It's something you want to do. You don't know if you're going to go to your next checkup and there's...
JUSTIN WERNKE That helps because if you don't want to run after practice, get your snaps up.
ENOKA LUCAS To make yourself magnificence practice self compassion.Having self compassion means to honor & accep...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA If others are happy, we will be happy. If others suffer, ultimately we all suffer.
TENZIN GYATSO THE 14TH DALAI LAMA Practice self-compassion and experience the priceless feeling of emotional safety.
AMY LEIGH MERCREE Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will...
GERMANY KENT Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
...
JAMES J. LACHARD You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.
JOHN CLEESE To live your life in trust, in love, in compassion is an art that makes you truly happy. If you live...
BANANI RAY I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.
MANNY PACQUIAO When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.
HENEPOLA GUNARATANA If you are happy, you will find everything or everyone happy around you and how to make yourself hap...
SUPERNA BATHEJA You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their ha...
JULIA ROBERTS Hope for the best, ‘never’ prepare for the rest, and treat yourself as present’s guest.
ANUROOP TYAGI Quiero que [mi hijo] conozca el secreto de la felicidad, algo tan sencillo que da la impresión de q...
JAMES RHODES If you want to look good on the outside, you must also feel good and be good on the inside. Our prac...
ALDA PILISZEK if it doesn't come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it...
CHARLES BUKOWSKI Live your life the way you want not how other's think you should. If you're not happy with who you a...
SARA DEWIG Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love a...
GERMANY KENT If you don’t have a goal and don’t know where you want to be and when you want be there. You are...
AHMED ALI ANJUM Why not risk your life, if you don't want to live anyway? Why not risk your life if you'll never be ...
CASSANDRA CLARE If ignorance is bliss, than I do not want to be that happy
N. S. COLE It’s vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want...
JOEL OSTEEN It's not about believing in yourself; it's about being yourself--take action!
SHANNON L. ALDER ...The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and comp...
ORHAN PAMUK I asked Dalai Lama the most important question that I think you could ask - if he had ever seen Cadd...
JESSE VENTURA Remember to afford yourself
the same generosity
you give to others.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Be generous with your
time and energy. The harder
it is to give, the more
the other p...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Recognise how much
you have to give.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Although happiness is a state
of being, it usually still requires
some doing if it is to b...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Commit to being happy and
make the choices that will
support your commitment.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Be courageous in your
decision-making.
Stand by your choices
and never look back.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Don’t rely on the opinions of others.
Only you will know what is
right for you.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Unless you have the
courage to say ‘no’ to
the things you don’t want,
it’s ha...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Be honest with yourself.
You can’t be the best
you can be unless you know
who you r...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI It’s easy to be brave when
everything is going your way.
When the going gets tough,
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI To be happy, you need to do
the right thing for you,
even when it feels like the
hard...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Don’t take your happiness for
granted. Be proactive about
maintaining and sustaining it<...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI There is a big difference between
being self-ist and being selfish—
putting yourself fir...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI The only person who can
take responsibility for your
happiness is you.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Being the best you can be
takes courage. You need to own
your decisions and have the
...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI The most important
commitment you will ever make
is to being the best you can be.
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Most people are fine with fine
and okay with okay.
If you want to be the best you
can...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI Very few changes in life are
achieved without effort and a
commitment to making that effor...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI When you decide to be the best
you can be, don’t be surprised
if the circle of people yo...
DOMONIQUE BERTOLUCCI

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heart...
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DALAI LAMA I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.
DALAI LAMA Love is the absence of judgment.
DALAI LAMA XIV Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
DALAI LAMA XIV It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for...
DALAI LAMA XIV Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt th...
DALAI LAMA XIV There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'
No matter w...
DALAI LAMA XIV To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or no...
DALAI LAMA XIV My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
DALAI LAMA XIV