Todd Solondz Quotes

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in their chosen profession, and in their relationships, live longer and in better health, enjoy a better chance of surviving postoperative shock, and are less prone to depression and suicide.

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven.

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

I wonder whether my bleak-o-meter is set differently from other people's.

I often say that the opposite of depression is not happiness but vitality.

Optimism is a huge help when it comes to health.

I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now.

Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health.

I can see how people work out to feel better.

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.

Optimism is the opium of the people.

Flourishing is everyone's birthright. I'm trying to break this hold that being smiley and cheery has on what people think the good life is.

When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts nothing.

I have a lot of friends that take that position of extreme cynicism, and I just can't let myself go to that place. It's just too easy, and it's just too defeatist.

I am not a big fan of positive thinking. The term suggests that there is something negative that you have to counteract by being positive. That is an artificial duality.

I look great because I'm happy.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

I personally don't think of myself as either an optimist or a pessimist.

It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.

Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

I can choose to be happy, or choose to be miserable every day - waiting until I die.

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

The only reason to have a positive mental attitude is that it makes life better. It doesn't cure cancer.

I am well. Do not worry about my health.