Christopher Peterson

"Other people matter."

"The good life is not a static state. It is a direction."

"What you do with your life is up to you. Fish for trout, accept it."

"Positive psychology takes seriously the fact that people want more than just to not be miserable."

"The real question is not whether life is worth living, but whether you are living your life."

"Strength lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Character is how you treat people who can do absolutely nothing for you."

"Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint."

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."

"You are not your circumstances. You are your choices."

"The best is yet to come."

"What is the good life? The greatest happiness of the greatest number."

"Pride is pleasure arising from a man's own act and conduct."

"Authentic happiness comes from identifying and cultivating your character strengths."

"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour."

"Wisdom is not found in books alone."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."

"The capacity for delight is the gift of attention."

"To know oneself is the beginning of wisdom."

"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."

"Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change."

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

"The only way out is through."

"Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks softly."

"Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you react to it."

"Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessed lesson."

"The greatest gift you can give another is a good example."

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."