Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

"The more you demand certainty and perfection in life, the more anxious and depressed you will become."
Albert Ellis
"The pursuit of happiness through avoidance of difficulty is ultimately futile."
Albert Ellis
"Happiness emerges from engagement with meaningful challenges."
Albert Ellis
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"Acceptance and commitment therapy is about living, not just surviving."
Steven Hayes
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"Your capacity to feel deeply is your capacity to live fully."
Steven Hayes
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"Feeling good comes from rational thinking, not from denying problems."
Aaron Beck
A
"The path to happiness is paved with accurate thinking about your life and circumstances."
Aaron Beck
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"Self-regulation is the foundation of happiness."
Walter Mischel
W
"Happiness is the result of disciplined thinking."
Walter Mischel
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"Happiness is not a destination but a way of traveling."
Robert McCrae
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"Building a life worth living is the primary goal of all therapeutic work."
Marsha Linehan
"You will be happier if you focus on what you can control rather than what you cannot."
Albert Ellis
"Happiness is not a destination but a way of moving through life."
Albert Ellis
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"Psychological flexibility comes from having multiple ways to interpret life events."
George Kelly
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"The construct systems we develop determine our emotional responses to life."
George Kelly
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"Being present is the most radical act we can perform."
Steven Hayes
S
"The goal is not to eliminate pain but to enlarge your life."
Steven Hayes
A
"Depression is like a gray filter placed over the world - therapy is learning to remove it."
Aaron Beck
A
"Happiness is not a destination you arrive at but a direction you travel."
Aaron Beck
W
"The ability to resist immediate gratification is correlated with life satisfaction."
Walter Mischel
W
"Delayed gratification is not about suffering now for later; it's about living better overall."
Walter Mischel
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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Costa Paul
C
"Happiness is an inside job. Do not assign anyone else that much power over your life."
Costa Paul
R
"The pursuit of happiness is complicated by our individual personality configurations."
Robert McCrae
"Unhappiness is not caused by external events, but by how we interpret them."
Albert Ellis
"The pursuit of pleasure without reason leads to pain."
Albert Ellis
"Happiness is a byproduct of meaningful activity."
Albert Ellis
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"Happiness depends partly on inherent personality structure"
Hans Eysenck
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"Happiness is not a universal state but personality-dependent"
Hans Eysenck
R
"True happiness comes from understanding and developing your authentic self."
Raymond Cattell