Greg Oden Quotes

When you're not happy, you don't need to fake your emotions.

But I'm not like sad, depressed miserable person. I guess sometimes I give off that impression.

I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.

My soul is fine, thanks.

If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

Well, I'd say all of us are a combination of moods and emotions. In my day to day life I don't go around skipping, but at times one can feel sheer exhilarating joy at the world.

I think happiness is a choice. If you feel yourself being happy and can settle in to the life choices you make, then it's great. It's really, really great. I swear to God, happiness is the best makeup.

Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.

I don't think you should try to be anything you're not. If you're not smiling all the time or always happy - I don't think it matters. If you're having bad day, show you're having a bad day. Don't try to put up something that's fake.

I don't feel there's any kind of pain in my life.

It's not that I want to necessarily avoid my darker moments, but I don't capitalize them and put a crown on them and tote them around as the answer anymore.

Self-compassion is how we recover.

I often say that the opposite of depression is not happiness but vitality.

I feel what I feel. If I wanna cry, I'm gonna cry - regardless of who watches me.

I'm not Mr. Brooding.

You simply have to accept that your demons are a part of you.

I don't feel bad for myself.

I am an emotional person, but I am not embarrassed by that.

It's ok not to be ok. Just be true to who you are.

You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future

I've realised I can be happy.

Until you can be happy, you can't facilitate happiness for anybody else.

One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.

People tell me all the time that I must be so sad. I never was. It's just the way I sing.

I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.