Happiness Quotes

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

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"Happiness comes from meaningful work."
Toni Cade Bambara
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"Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length."
Robert Frost
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"Happiness blooms when we stop waiting for permission to be ourselves."
Alice Walker
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"I seek happiness not in possessions but in understanding."
Richard Wright
"I've learned to be joyful even in the face of sorrow."
Maya Angelou
"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from happiness itself; seek meaning instead."
Ralph Ellison
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"Folks, I'm telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean – so get yourself a little loving in between."
Langston Hughes
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"I have discovered in life that there are ways of being happy that I had never considered before."
Langston Hughes
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"Hard times require furious dancing."
Alice Walker
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"Every person I have ever known who has been happy has said that happiness is a choice."
Alice Walker
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"I love myself when I am laughing, and then again when I am looking mean and impressive."
Zora Neale Hurston
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"The greatest love of all is self-love."
Zora Neale Hurston
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"Happiness is found in the simple things in life."
Zora Neale Hurston
"Happiness is nothing by coincidence."
Maya Angelou
"Joy is a net of love by which you are caught."
Maya Angelou
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"Hard times require furious dancing."
Alice Walker
"Happiness is not a destination; it is a practice."
Toni Morrison
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"Folks, I'm telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean—so get yourself a little loving in between."
Langston Hughes
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"I have found that the greatest joys come from the simplest things."
Langston Hughes
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"Passion is the seed of greatness."
James Baldwin
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"I have learned that happiness is not something you find, but something you create."
Zora Neale Hurston
"The pursuit of happiness often leads us away from genuine contentment."
Ralph Ellison
"Happiness is found in the space between striving and acceptance."
Ralph Ellison
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"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good."
John Steinbeck
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"I wonder what it is in the American mind, to insist always upon happiness."
Pearl S. Buck
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"To find joy in work is life's greatest happiness."
Pearl S. Buck
"Happiness is found not in reaching a destination but in how we travel."
Ralph Ellison
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"Folks, I'm telling you, it's a wonderful time to be alive when you choose to live fully."
Langston Hughes
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"Happiness is not a destination; it's a practice of choosing joy daily."
Langston Hughes
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"The pursuit of happiness is often the surest path away from it."
Richard Wright