Dyan Cannon Quotes

There is no happiness outside of ourselves.

If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with our own company.

I don't need a person to make me happy.

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.

I don't think there's anybody in this world who should be required to make you feel good about yourself. Be happy on your own.

When we find comfort in knowing that all the love and support we need is housed inside us, we can honestly share that joy with others without needing anything in return.

To me 'they lived happily ever after' means to be happy with yourself! My parents always taught me that being happy has to work without Prince Charming. My life is completed without a prince but it's nice of course to have someone who loves you and fights for you.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

I think certainly that looking for love is a big part of the show, but I think that if - there's one thing that is different about 'Sex and the City' and the message that I think has resonated with viewers, especially women. It's that you don't need to get married. You don't really need that love to be fulfilled.

I don't let anyone's insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that's all that matters to me.

I always feel that it's great when you can be happy when you're by yourself. That's not a bad thing.

You've got to love yourself first. You've got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

What I try to do is live with myself and please me. If I can't do that, I can't please anybody else or live with anybody else.

I've learnt to be happy by myself.

There is no external means, whether it's my career, or money or house or a wife or anything, that is going to set me right.

I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy.

I am very content being single. I don't feel the need of someone absolutely having to be with me to make me feel like a woman.

I don't need to be validated by anybody else; I don't need to be accepted or approved of for my happiness.

I couldn't care less what anyone thinks about me. When I look in the mirror and see what's looking back at me, I'm incredibly happy. Nobody's opinion is going to change that.

I don't need to rely on my concealer to have a sense of myself. I should be able to go out without my concealer, without my makeup, and still be able to be joyful.

Nobody likes it when people say bad things about you, because we're all human beings and we have feelings. Ultimately, though, I always try to make sure that my happiness doesn't depend on what people say but on what I feel in my heart.

You have to make yourself happy.

A lot of people, they think, 'Oh, I'm only going to be happy when I find a special person who is going to make me happy.' No. In life, you have to be happy with yourself first, number one.