Geoff Dyer Quotes

It is not events and the things one sees and enjoys that produce happiness, but a state of mind which can endow events with its own quality, and we must hope for the duration of this state rather than the recurrence of pleasurable events.

Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy or you can be unhappy.

Happiness is a state of mind.

Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.

Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.

Happiness is largely an attitude of mind, of viewing life from the right angle.

Hope is not attached to outcomes but is a state of mind.

Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way you think.

Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things.

What is happiness and unhappiness? It depends so little on the circumstances; it depends really only on what happens inside a person. I am grateful for every day and that makes me happy.

Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.

Gratitude feels so good because it is the state of mind closest to your natural state in which you were born to live.

Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination.

Your state of mind is everything.

Happiness is not something that happens ... It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them.

Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances.

Happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.

You don’t need a reason to be happy...your desire to be so is sufficient.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

I believe that we're as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.