Drew Barrymore Quotes

Why do people spend their time being sad when they could be happy?

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

Strength is Happiness.

I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.

Happiness is a choice. You have to choose it - and you have to fight for it.

I, I don't think anybody's continually happy, uh, except idiots, you know. You know, you have to have little moments of depression.

Don't mistake my tears for weakness.

I know I can feel bad, when I get in a bad mood, and the world can look so sad, only you make me feel good.

Happiness cannot come from hatred or anger. Nobody can say, 'Today I am happy because this morning I was angry.' On the contrary, people feel uneasy and sad and say, 'Today I am not very happy, because I lost my temper this morning.'

We do not need to become unhappy just because things don't go our way.

Nobody has the power to make you miserable . . . unless you choose to give them that power. Choose to enjoy every drop of today!

I can't be happy every day but I can be cheerful.

The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.

If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

You don't get depressed because bad things happen to you. That's getting pissed off and annoyed. That's reasonable. Someone hits you in the face you go ow, you know that's... but depression is something that happens like weather to you inside you.

Happiness is the best revenge, you know? Just be happy. It's a choice.

Happiness is lost by criticizing it; sorrow by accepting it.

Long ago you may have given up control of your brain and set it on autopilot either because it just felt like too much work. And it is work! But for me, this work was well worth it for the prospect of not waking up sad every day.

So, how can we live in joy - and how can we know that we're supposed to live in joy the way people tell us to - when we're believing thoughts that bring on sadness and frustration and anger and alienation and loneliness? When we're believing those thoughts, we think that's the world, rather than what we're believing about the world. We're like lost little children.

Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.

The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness.

But there were times when you felt miserable and you wanted to feel better, and other times when you felt miserable and you figured you would just keep on feeling miserable.

And I believe happiness is the exact opposite of sadness, bitterness, and hatred: happiness should remain unexamined as long as possible.

If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning, you absolutely believe them. How can you live in joy when you're believing thoughts that bring on sadness, frustration, anger, alienation, and loneliness?

The certain pathway to all things that you want is through the corridor of joy. Most of you say, 'When I get that I will be joyful.' And we say, until you are joyful, you will not get that. You must start with the decision-with the determination-with the insistence that, 'I will not settle for less than feeling good.'