Happiness Quotes

Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.

18390 quotes

"Just for fun - that's what it's all about."
Linus Torvalds
"I think that it's extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing."
Linus Torvalds
"I view Linux as something that I do for the fun of it."
Linus Torvalds
"Do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."
Linus Torvalds
"Do what you love. Love what you do."
Tim Cook
"We measure success by the smiles on our customers' faces."
Tim Cook
R
"We measure ourselves not by the number of subscribers, but by the happiness they feel."
Reed Hastings
R
"We're not in the movie business, we're in the happiness business."
Reed Hastings
R
"The key to happiness is doing work you believe in with people you respect."
Reed Hastings
S
"We need less stuff and more life - this is the path to real happiness."
Sunita Narain
"Happiness is found in the progress toward something meaningful."
Sundar Pichai
J
"Happiness is often found in the pursuit of impossible objects"
Jacques Lacan
"I just enjoy what I do, and hopefully it translates into people having fun with the software."
Linus Torvalds
"I think the key to happiness is doing work that matters to you."
Linus Torvalds
K
"The only person who can make you happy is you."
Karen Horney
B
"Happiness can be real only if shared."
Bruno Bettelheim
V
"It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness."
Victor Frankl
V
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it."
Victor Frankl
V
"Happiness ensues from meaning."
Victor Frankl
V
"Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself."
Victor Frankl
V
"Pleasure follows meaning the way a shadow follows a body."
Victor Frankl
A
"The capacity for joy is directly proportional to the capacity for sadness."
Anna Freud
D
"Happiness is not a destination but a byproduct of living authentically and engaged with others."
D.W. Winnicott
B
"Play is the royal road to childhood happiness and development."
Bruno Bettelheim
B
"Happiness is not the absence of struggle, but meaningful engagement with life."
Bruno Bettelheim
B
"The pursuit of perfection destroys the joy found in imperfection."
Bruno Bettelheim
K
"The pursuit of happiness is often what prevents us from experiencing joy."
Karen Horney
"Happiness is often found in the spaces between seeking it."
R.D. Laing
M
"The sacred dimension gives life meaning"
Mircea Eliade
V
"The happiness that follows purpose is more sustaining than happiness pursued for its own sake."
Victor Frankl