Sophie Kinsella Quotes

From a certain age, I sort of accepted myself for what I was. And although to other people it was like nothing ever goes right, I had a really nice attitude that I'd inherited from my parents, and especially from my dad.

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

I make sure I'm smiling every day, I'm laughing every day, no matter how sore or achy I am or whatever.

I've learned to laugh most of the negativity off.

You're gonna be ok, dum de dum dum dum, just dance.

You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.

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.

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

People expect me to cry, but I always laugh when things go wrong.

I have to think of the positive; that's how I cope.

I think you can be depressed and flourish, I think you can have cancer and flourish, I think you can be divorced and flourish. When we believed that happiness was only smiling and good mood, that wasn't very good for people like me, people in the lower half of positive affectivity.

I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.

Having a sense of humor has served me more than it has hurt me - just in the sense that it has allowed me to keep my sanity.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

Little obstacles, if they don't go my way, I really don't even get down. I've been through so much.

My mom is the most positive person. She has always had a smile on her face no matter what came her way. After seeing that, I'm not going to let a little cellulite get in the way of my happiness!

I think that life is difficult. People have challenges. Family members get sick, people get older, you don't always get the job or the promotion that you want. You have conflicts in your life. And really, life is about your resilience and your ability to go through your life and all of the ups and downs with a positive attitude.

There's times where I go off the rails like anybody else. For the most part, I try to keep it, 'Hey, this is what we're dealt and this is the situation, so let's make the best of it.' Keep a positive attitude.

Never walk into a hospital crying. Have an attitude that you will make someone else's life better.

My worst day, I'm just going to try and smile.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

Elend shook his head. "We can survive this. But, the only way that will happen is if our people don't give up. They need leaders who laugh, leaders who feel that this fight can be won. So, this is what I ask of you. I don't care if you're an optimist or a pessimist—I don't care if secretly, you think we'll all be dead before the month ends. On the outside, I want to see you smiling. Do it in defiance, if you have to. If the end does come, I want this group to meet that end smiling. As the Survivor taught us.

You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.