If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop fixating on stuff you can touch and start caring about stuff that touches you. Martha Beck
If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick. Randy Moss
In the business world, I did fairly well, but wasn't happy. A bout of sciatica put me flat on my back. All I could do was read, listen to my mother's stories about the Sandovals, and daydream: a return to self. My writing career had begun. Sandra Cisneros
In the end, we know what makes us happy. We also know what makes us unhappy. That's the irony. We know and yet we still mess it up. That's part of the human condition, no, and why we need to work on it. Harlan Coben
Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are also terrible writers. Alain de Botton
Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist. Bob Uecker
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.Socrates
My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night. Magic Johnson
My mother was a huge influence on me. She was a living example of what a Christian should be. Her conviction, her discipline. She would rather see other people happy than herself. Barry Sanders
My responsibility is to try to tell true stories. To me a true story is always hopeful, but never simply, uncomplicatedly happy. John Green
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities. Christian Nestell Bovee