Max Lucado Quotes

There's no sense in making life seem like it's a struggle, because that doesn't make anybody feel better.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

Happiness comes from... some curious adjustment to life.

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?

I've realized I can't waste any moment being unhappy.

All you need to do is turn on the news, and in five minutes, you're depressed with the state of the world. Choosing joy is a completely active choice. It doesn't just happen. You can't just say, 'I want to be happy.' You have to take action.

Quite frankly I don't know how to be happy. I have not a clue.

Happiness is a by-product rather than an end in itself. It pops into your life unbidden, and then tends to pop out again. I'm on record as being depressive. It is related to winter.

It's a conscious decision, a full-time job, to be happy.

Choosing to be grateful earns you happiness

Bad things happen everyday but you're not going to be any happier thinking about them. So I don't think about them.

Happiness is always a choice. You can't wait for circumstances to get better. You have to create your own good fortune. So look for ways to be happy every day.

Usually we try to figure out what we think would make us happy, and then try to make those things happen. But happiness isn't circumstance-de pendent. There are people who have every reason in the world to be happy who aren't. There are people with genuine problems who are. The key to happiness is the decision to be happy.

Say I Want to Feel Good when youre Tempted to Indulge in Low-Energy Thoughts

People who have great lives think and talk about what they love more than what they don't love. And people who are struggling, think and talk about what they don't love more than what they do love.

No man can enjoy happiness without thinking that he enjoys it.

It's easy to be pessimistic. Nobody needs to be taught how. You don't need to buy a book on it. You don't need to go to classes to learn how to be pessimistic. But you do read books on how to think positively, and people who write them become very rich because it takes effort.

Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.

Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. So start each day by thinking of all the things you have to be thankful for. Your future will depend very largely on the thoughts you think today. So think thoughts of hope and confidence and love and success.

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.