“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
-— Noam Chomsky
“Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it.”
— Frank A. Clark
“Half the joy of life is in little things taken on the run… but let us keep our hearts young and our eyes open that nothing worth our while shall escape us.”
— Victor Cherbuliez
“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.”
— Marianne Williamson
“Look for joy in your life; it’s not always easy to find.”
— Charles Kuralt
“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”
— John Barrymore
“Savor something beautiful. Paying more attention to the beauty around you can boost your well-being.”
— Martinez-Marti, M.L. et. al. (2018) Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity & the Arts
“You have a responsibility to be loving. And often you can do that silently more effectively than you can do it verbally. You are loving in whatever situation you find yourself.”
— John-Roger
“He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much.”
— Elbert Hubbard
“Too often, people focus only on results. But getting results without learning something or without having fun are incomplete. So is having fun without getting the results, or having fun without learning something new to help and empower you in the future. Accomplishment is all three: the result, personal growth and having fun.”
— Peter L. Hirsch
“There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. …But success also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of mind.”
— Deepak Chopra
“You don’t have to stay up nights to succeed; you have to stay awake days.”
— Source Unknown
“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life.”
— Mary Manin Morrissey
“In truth, to attain to interior peace, one must be willing to pass through the contrary to peace. Such is the teaching of the Sages.”
— Swami Brahmanada