Mariella Frostrup Quotes

Every day you must arise and say to your heart, I have suffered enough and now I must live because the light of the sun must not be wasted, it must not be lost without an eye to appreciate it.

I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs.

Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.

I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.

The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about.

My life has run from misery to happiness.

The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.

I have never known what it feels like to wake up in the morning full of the joys of spring, and wander through the day feeling capable of coping.

I find it wonderful when people live, love, and laugh again.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

But really, Marilla, one can't stay sad very long in such an interesting world, can one?

I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it. Those who turn sad faces toward the world find only sadness reflected. But a smile is reflected in the same way, and cheers and brightens our hearts. You think there is no pleasure to be had in life. That is because you are heartsick and-and tired, as you say. With one sad story ended you are afraid to begin another-a sequel-feeling it would be equally sad. But why should it be? Isn't the joy or sorrow equally divided in life?

Even if we can't be happy, we must always be cheerful.

Sometimes you do have to laugh to keep from crying. And sometimes the world feels all right and good and kind of like it's becoming nice again around you. And you realize it, and realize how happy you are in it, and you just gotta laugh.

Join with those who sing songs, tell stories, enjoy life ... because happiness is contagious. Join those who walk with their heads high even when they have tears in their eyes. Avoid those who ... have never shed a tear

Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?

All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all.

It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness.

Resistance is the secret of joy!

The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.

Turning fully toward the glass, I consider what I see. This reflected version of myself, wet, shaking, rumpled, pinched, and slightly stoop, would be alarming were it not for the self-satisfied expression pasted across my face. I would ask the obvious question, 'what are you smiling about?' But I already know the answer: 'It just gets better from here.'

I'm a happy guy. I just want to see people laugh and smile.

I treasure laughs more than anything; they've helped me in life the most.

I try to stay positive and be very, very active.

My baseline function is I'm usually really happy and optimistic. I think I really genuinely like being alive, and I've got a spring in my step - that's what I've been like all my life.