James E. Faust Quotes

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.

I'm a normal person, and I like living this way - and always with a smile in my face.

If we magnified blessings as much as we magnify disappointments, we would all be much happier.

Never let a day pass without looking for the good, feeling the good within you, praising, appreciating, blessing, and being grateful. Make it your life commitment, and you will stand in utter awe of what happens in your life.

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

Just think of any negativity that comes to you as a raindrop falling into the ocean of your bliss. You may not always have an ocean of bliss, but think that way anyway and it will help it come. Doubting is not blissful and does not create happiness.

But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.

I figured out something spiritual. Billboard this: 'Life is supposed to be fun!'

We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.

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.

Happiness, I do not know where to turn to discover you on earth, in the air or the sky; yet I know you exist and are no futile dream.

People will survive, and they will find happiness. Happiness only comes when you're not looking for it.

Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.

Focus on what you have.

I am a happy person and I choose to be a positive person. I think some people think my life has been tragic and there have been these horrible dramas but things really have been, and are, fine.

I wake up every morning feeling like I have the best life.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

Money doesn't make people happy. People make people happy.

Happiness is an inside job.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty