Delia Ephron Quotes

Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu have.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Feeling good about yourself and your life is very important. I'm a happy woman, happy with my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren. We all get along quite well, and that keeps me centered.

There's the conforming 9-to-5-lifestyle thing. Then there's, like, settling down, trying to find a balance in a relationship sense, or having a dog and having a house. All these things, like, they're not really gonna make you happy.

It's more important for me to feel content than to be famous.

I'm fine with the life I have.

I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather be doing.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

I can have everything I love at the same time. I can have my family, I can have my friends, and I can have my quiet life, which I also like. I can have my football, and I can have everything together, and I don't need to give up one to be better than what I am.

I like having peace and quiet in my life, and I am perfectly happy in my relationships.

I like what I'm doing. If I didn't like what I was doing, I'd be doing something else.

I think if you were to ask me when I was much younger what my definition of the good life was, I think it would have sounded a lot like what most people would say - a life with all the things you want and everything you think you need to make you happy, and these sorts of things.

Why is balance important? From a life lesson standpoint, it's about learning to enjoy yourself without getting the ego involved.

I have never met a woman, or man, who stated emphatically, "Yes, I have it all.'" Because no matter what any of us has—and how grateful we are for what we have—no one has it all.

Without order there can be no inner satisfaction. Without inner satisfaction there can be no freedom. Without freedom there is no joy.

To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.

True happiness springs from moderation.

He that studies his content, wants it.

Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants.

Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?

Here's one of the great challenges of life. Being happy with what you have while in pursuit of what you want.

My life is one that I've aimed for - I've always wanted to be an actor who worked in film and television and was able to provide for himself and his family. That was always a goal of mine. Now that I'm doing that, I think we have this idea, "Once that's achieved, all complaints will leave and I will be happy and be filled!" And I didn't have that.

Those who constantly want something will never feel happy.

Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

I've earned a lot of money, seen everything, and have a wonderful family. What else can I do?