Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

Happiness comes, I know, from some spring within a man — from some curious adjustment to life.

When I look in the mirror, I see a woman who is happy.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

I am a positive person. I am not cynical. If you are born in this world, no matter who you are, negative things will happen. If you aren't positive as a person, you'll be very unhappy. It's extremely important to be positive, to laugh, to be happy, to accept life as it comes.

All I can focus on is what I can control and that's being happy. My own happiness.

Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.

Happiness is the highest form of wisdom.

A person can make himself happy, or miserable, regardless of what is actually happening 'outside,' just by changing the contents of consciousness.

I think about my own daily choices every day in terms of how to find happiness.

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

I really want to feel that I'm in a very balanced and good place in my life. And I do feel that. But I think it's always important to learn and draw little bits of inspiration from wherever we can.

I don't focus on happiness as a goal or an end.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

I try to live by the rule do what makes you happy.

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought it very important to be happy inside. There's a lot of bad things happening in the world, but it's important to try to stay happy and appreciate what you've got, and don't look externally for the happiness.

I'm happy and at peace with where I am at life.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

You can think best when you're happiest.

Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.