Paulo Coelho Quotes

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

All that you really want in life is to change how you feel.

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

it's better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy.

Why do people spend their time being sad when they could be happy?

I've definitely gone through phases where I'm not happy with my life, and you notice in little ways until they start adding up.

Sometimes I am very pleased with lifestyle and sometimes I feel utterly worthless because I have so few interests.

One has to spend many years in learning how to be happy.

The clue to happiness is being interested in life. People's happiness is as great as they can create it.

Happy people build their inner world; unhappy people blame their outer world.

[I] put the question directly to myself: "Suppose that all your objects in life were realized; that all the changes in institutions and opinions which you are looking forward to, could be completely effected at this very instant: would this be a great joy and happiness to you?" And an irrepressible self-consciousness distinctly answered, "No!

I know I'm bitter and a little jaded, and mildly enjoy it, but am I a sad person? Am I happy? I plan on being happy in the future for sure, but it isn't here yet. So what does that make me, exactly?

I think about my own daily choices every day in terms of how to find happiness.

I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better.

Perhaps not being very self-aware in the past masked depression. I think I was confused. I think I was immature. I think I probably was quite depressed.

The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life.

After I was really unhappy and unhealthy, I think it dawned on me to stop doing the unhappy, unhealthy things.

I tell myself, 'If I can wake up each day and be excited about what I'm doing, then I must be happy.' But then again, maybe I'm in denial.

You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally.

I have now reached the happy age of 23. No, happy is not quite the right word. At this particular moment I am certainly not happy.

I think if you're an unhappy person, you're always going to be an unhappy person. You're probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I'm being honest.

You can't tell what's going to fulfill you in different stages in your life.

There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand, personally, how you can be bored. I can understand how you can be depressed, but I just don't understand boredom.

Yeah, I've had an odd youth, But I wouldn't know the difference if I'd lived it any other way. And I wouldn't change any of it because I quite like what I'm doing.

You have to be fulfilled in order for everyone else to be fulfilled. I'm a way happier, more pleasant person to be around when I take time for myself.