A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.
-Jodi Picoult
"Nineteen Minutes"
Quotations
Happiness
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
-André Maurois
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mahatma Gandhi
If you think happiness is a rare bird, you won't see much of it.
-Marty Rubin
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "Dalai Lama Xiv"
Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
-Gerard Way
Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another.
-Madonna
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day... needs to reorganize his life.
-George M. Adams
