„I don't think it was pain that made [Vincent Van Gogh] great - I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had.“
— David Lynch American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor 1946
Quotes about happiness
A collection of quotes on the topic of happiness.
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„Whoever sows good shall harvest happiness, and whoever sows evil shall harvest regret.“
— Hasan al-Askari Eleventh of the Twelve Imams 846 - 874
Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p. 338
Religious Wisdom
„Music is something everyone on Earth can share. Music is meant to heal us, to bring us together, to make us happy.“
— Ariana Grande American singer-songwriter 1993
Twitter statement on the Manchester terrorist attack https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/868164986887176192 (26 May 2017)
„You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect—you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break—her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there.“
— Bob Marley Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician 1945 - 1981
Variant: You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect — you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break — her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there.
„Happy the man, of mortals happiest he,
Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free;
Whom neither hopes deceive, nor fears torment,
But lives at peace, within himself content;
In thought, or act, accountable to none
But to himself, and to the gods alone.“
— George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne 1st Baron Lansdowne 1666 - 1735
Epistle to Mrs. Higgons (1690), line 79; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), "Contentment", p. 133-36.
„I believe that children's souls are the inheritors of historical memory from previous generations. It's just that as they grow older and experience the everyday world that memory sinks lower and lower. I feel I need to make a film that reaches down to that level. If I could do that I would die happy.“
— Hayao Miyazaki Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka 1941
(2005) The Guardian article http://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/14/japan.awardsandprizes
„Looking back on when I was a little nappy-headed boy,
Then my only worry was for Christmas, what would be my toy?
Even though we sometimes would not get a thing,
We were happy with the joy the day would bring.“
— Stevie Wonder American musician 1950
I Wish
Song lyrics, Songs In The Key of Life (1976)
„Whether I’m in front of the camera, behind the camera, at my computer writing a novel or a screenplay, as long as I get to entertain someone out there, I’m happy.“
— Chris Colfer actor, singer, book author 1990
Interview Quotes, Random Quotes
„I am convinced that comics should not only make people laugh. For this in my stories found tears, anger, hatred, pain and end not always happy.“
— Osamu Tezuka Japanese cartoonist and animator 1928 - 1989
Quoted in Helen McCarthy, Osamu Tezuka: God of manga , translated by Fabio Deotto, Edizioni BD, 2010, back cover.
„In dependence, there is no happiness, even in a dream.“
— Tulsidas Hindu poet-saint 1532 - 1623
Quoted in "A Garden of Deeds: Ramacharitmanas, a Message of Human Ethics" which principle Mahatma Gandhi adopted to give a national leadership motto, in P.7
„The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.“
— Robert Baden-Powell lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement 1857 - 1941
Letter (September 1940)
„The noblest art is that of making others happy“
— P.T. Barnum American showman and businessman 1810 - 1891
„To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.“
— Albert Camus, book The Fall
The Fall (1956)
„Son, are you happy?
I don't mean to pry,
but do you dream of Heaven?
Have you ever wanted to die?“
— Tim Burton American filmmaker 1958
Source: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
