Ingrid Betancourt Quotes

I wake up every morning literally with a smile on my face, grateful for another day I never thought I'd see.

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.

You can't always look at life as a miserable thing.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

If I could teach people to be grateful, we could have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster, and children would have a smile on their face.

I try to think about optimism. I try to look at the beautiful things in life.

Small things make me smile.

I'm always excited about life.

I wake up with a sense of wonder. I don't dread the future. I like it.

We are all negative people, born negative people, so we concentrate on the good things in life, and that's what makes us smile.

I choose to focus on the positive.

Relax! Life is beautiful!

Maman used to say that you can always find something to be happy about.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.

I appreciate life, talk a lot, love to laugh, and am very optimistic.

No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning.

Through my optimism I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life.

Be positive and laugh at everything.

Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.

Allowing yourself to smile takes 99% of the effort.

Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great, and they know I know it.