Alan Cohen Quotes

I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.

Grandpa says we've got everything to make us happy but happiness.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.

We call "happiness" a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible. But we call joy that state of mind and emotions that needs nothing to feel happy.

The word contentment comes from the word content, which is what we hold inside - love, value, a feeling of a life that has meaning or purpose, a cause greater than yourself that you're a part of. These are the things that bring true happiness. As a culture, I think we need to redefine what it means to be happy.

Success is happiness. People say, "Oh that sounds corny." No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in one seat at a time. You have to be comfortable in that seat.

We ask for happiness but what we get is unhappiness. We all put our efforts into trying to be happy but we make a fundamental mistake: happiness is not related to the effort, happiness is related to not asking for it.

Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued

We all want to experience more happiness, fulfillment, and peace.

Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile.

Happiness is the maximum agreement of reality and desire.

Happiness isn't something this island yields easily; the ground is too rocky and the sun too sparse for it to flourish.

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.

Happiness isn’t some elusive treasure we chase after. It’s a state of being we need to PRACTICE.

To me there's a difference between success and satisfaction. A lot of people have success and no satisfaction. I'm after satisfaction. I

Happiness flourishes where there is happiness...

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

A sense of contentment is a key factor for attaining happiness

Happiness is just how you feel when you don't feel miserable.

Happiness is not mere pleasure, not the outcome of wealth. It is the result of active work rather than passive enjoyment of pleasure.

Contentment is both the fruit and the tree.

Being happy is not the only happiness.

To be happy - that's all that matters.

I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.