Ben Miller Quotes

Balance in life is the key, as Aristotle taught us. Nobody likes a naive Pollyanna, but neither do we like to be around people who are constantly complaining and finding fault.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

Life is too short to spend in negativity. So I have made a conscious effort to not be where I don't want to be.

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

I'm constantly on the hunt for insights about happiness or ideas about how to be happier - which probably makes me a somewhat tiresome companion at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

My whole life, I've wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.

I have come a long way and learnt a lot. I read this quote about a year ago: 'Happiness must not be pursued; it must ensue.' It's made me realise that just being married again or something like that won't make me happy; the happiness ensues from how we live our lives.

I try to keep it light and positive most of the time, whereas earlier on I didn't always do that.

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.

I try and stay positive; being negative isn't good for my personality. I don't just bring myself down, I bring everyone around me down. It's like a dark cloud, 'Uh oh, here we go,' and have to snap out of it.

Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

I just show up and try to find the joy in every situation.

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Maintaining spirituality and humanism are the keys to success. It's a balance.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.

Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

My main hope for myself is to be where I am.

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