Shawn Achor Quotes

I've had a very happy life, and although I have had tragedy, I've never suffered from any darkness.

No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it.

Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.

I can't believe I'm breathing and happy and thriving.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

You can't get around pain and opposition, but you can try to be joyful in the trial, and thank yourself for the trial, and thank God for the strength to get through it.

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.

I'm comfortable with the life I have.

I'm fine with the life I have.

Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.

Old #64 chose... a gentle jog, fast enough to prove I was alive, slow enough to savor the cheers. They washed over me. They warmed me. I knew I could live without them but I loved them.

I'm not sure about 'absolute' happiness, but I am happiest when I go to bed at night knowing that I tried to do my best that day.

My ambition is to be happy.

I'm happy and at peace with where I am at life.

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.

I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

I'm too grateful to be hateful. I am too blessed to be stressed.

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

Another car is not going to help me out, a nicer car, I've already got it. A bigger house ain't gonna do anything for me, and you know, a yacht, it's not going to do anything for me anymore. So how can I find happiness?

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.

I've realized through the years that I just find happiness in other things, whether it's my dogs or my friends or, like, looking at the sunset. So if I were to wish for something else, it would just to be happy all the time, to have a superpower of not letting things affect me, and to be true to who I am, always.

Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.

Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have.

Happiness is an inside job.