Laura Marling Quotes

If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

Every time you think a negative thought, it's one step in the wrong direction, for me.

When morning comes, you would better find yourself saying: 'I have so many choices of what to do or what to leave - every morning, every day. I better judge for myself, and - go ahead and do it.'

My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.

I don't do anything I don't want to do. There are so many opportunities that come my way, but if there's something out there that I don't want to do, I truly don't do it, because I have to maximize my time. If there's truly an opportunity to be quiet and be by myself, I do it.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

I try to keep focused on the things that really make me happy and just do those same things.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

Happiness just doesn't happen. You have to force yourself.

The first person who ever told me that happiness was work was this manic-depressive artist I knew when I was in my 20s. I was like, 'What are you talking about? Happiness just happens. That's even the root of that word. How could it be work?'

I keep a journal, and every day I write down one great play that I had that day. I don't write down any negatives.

I don't think I've ever tried to make something happen that I've absolutely had to force. You know how they say: if you can't avoid it, enjoy it. For me, it's the other way around: if I can't enjoy it, I avoid it.

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

Happiness needs one-upmanship.

I learned early on to stay away from gossip magazines and reviews. That stuff just makes you unhappy, and I know actors that read everything that's written about them and they're miserable. You can choose what to let into your life.

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things.

I made a pact with myself when I was 12 that I would only work with people who make me happy. I choose happy.

Being your best can only enhance your personal performance.

The best thing for your psyche as you try to accomplish anything, really, is to just concentrate on all the little things. And not just as a means to an end, but truly enjoy them.

You make up your mind what part you want to read for and why. It's kept me focused - on what's important, what I want, and what I don't.

For myself and my attitude, I have, every day, to work on it.