Happiness Quotes

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

18390 quotes

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"I realized that happiness is a byproduct of purpose, not a destination."
James Meredith
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"Happiness grows from meaningful work"
H. Rap Brown
A
"Happiness comes from living authentically."
Assata Shakur
A
"Happiness blooms when we live truthfully."
Assata Shakur
H
"Happiness comes from living authentically aligned with your values"
H. Rap Brown
"Happiness cannot exist alongside the suffering of our people."
Black Panther Party
A
"Happiness comes from purpose."
Assata Shakur
S
"Happiness, like love, is not something to be pursued. It comes when you're living your truth."
Shulamith Firestone
S
"Happiness is collective or it is not happiness."
Shulamith Firestone
A
"Happiness blooms when we live authentically and purposefully."
Assata Shakur
S
"Happiness built on another's servitude is hollow."
Shulamith Firestone
A
"The happiness that comes from free creation is different from happiness under oppression."
Angela Y. Davis
G
"Happiness is a choice we make every day."
Germaine Greer
G
"Do whatever gives you joy. Stop doing whatever makes you miserable."
Gloria Steinem
b
"Fulfillment comes from knowing ourselves deeply"
bell hooks
B
"When women stopped looking to men to complete them, the number of women who were satisfied with their lives skyrocketed."
Betty Friedan
B
"A woman cannot be happy if she denies her own humanity."
Betty Friedan
A
"I think of the times that I have been happiest as moments when I have felt most alive."
Angela Y. Davis
b
"To be living in a world where one person can love another fully is paradise."
bell hooks
b
"Joy is a radical act in a world designed to diminish our spirits."
bell hooks
G
"Comparison is the death of contentment."
Gloria Steinem
G
"Happiness is not a state; it's a practice and a choice we make daily."
Gloria Steinem
B
"Authentic happiness comes from self-actualization, not self-sacrifice."
Betty Friedan
S
"Happiness under oppression is a kind of forgetting; we must remember to be free."
Shulamith Firestone
S
"Happiness is not a feeling to pursue passively; it is a condition to be fought for."
Shulamith Firestone
B
"Happiness comes from pursuing what truly matters to you, not what's expected."
Betty Friedan
B
"Women deserve a life with purpose, passion, and fulfillment."
Betty Friedan
B
"A woman should live for her own fulfillment, not for external approval."
Betty Friedan
B
"Real happiness for women comes from living authentically and purposefully."
Betty Friedan
B
"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."
Barbara Smith