Kinky Friedman Quotes

The pursuit of happiness is such a large of concept.

Happiness is enjoyed only in proportion as it is known; and such is the state or folly of man, that it is known only by experience of its contrary.

The Pursuit of Happiness: It sure seems to like a good chase, doesn't it?

What I've also noticed is the term happiness, or happy is intimidating to some people. Some people deny that it's even possible to be happy, or to achieve happiness. Happiness sounds like this magical destination that you arrive at and then everything is sort of solved, or it's different.

If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.

Happiness ain't a thing in itself - it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular.

Happiness! Can any human being undertake to define it for another?

Happiness. We're tearing our hair out to try to find a definition of it, for heaven's sake. Is it joy? People will tell you that it isn't, that joy is a fleeting emotion, a moment of happiness, which is always welcome, mind you. And then what about pleasure, huh? Oh, yes, that's easy, everybody knows what that is, but there again it doesn't last. But is happiness not the sum total of lots of small joys and pleasures, huh?

To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.

What is called happiness is an abstract idea, composed of various ideas of pleasure; for he who has but a moment of pleasure is not a happy man, in like manner that a moment of grief constitutes not a miserable one.

Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy or you can be unhappy.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

The world of the happy is quite different from that of the unhappy.

Happiness is so rarely a part of my vocabulary, because for me it's so fleeting

Happiness is a state of mind.

Happiness is such a fleeting point of view - there's no such thing as continual happiness.

Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.

Happiness is the ultimate goal...The mistake we make is not going for happiness first. If we did, everything else would follow.

I don't care about truth. I want some happiness.

You cannot achieve happiness. Happiness happens and is a transitory stage.

It isn’t happiness I am concerned with but experience.

Such happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned or worn.

Would I have been happier? Maybe. But then, happiness was overrated.