Gretchen Rubin Quotes

I think we pursue positive relationships whether or not they bring us engagement or happiness.

Happiness, for me, is a function of the number of people I love, and I think joy and happiness is directly related to how many people are in our lives and how deeply we are bonded with those people. And so I'm happy if I'm with Ann; I'm happier if I'm also with my family and my grandchildren.

The good life is built with good relationships.

Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.

For nothing is more fulfilling than love itself

Love, and love alone, is capable of giving thee a happier life.

The most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

I think it's the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life.

I think the most important thing in life is relationships. I think that feeds us almost like food.

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

I just have a great life. I know great people. I've had great relationships - all different kinds of relationships.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.

I have people who love me and people that I love and a man that I love. So in that sense, I feel that I'm pretty well rounded.

I've grown up a lot, and I've realized that what I need to make myself happy is the people around you.

The most important thing is friends, family, and the people around you. That's what really makes you happy.

There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.

One's capacity for friendship, which can be developed, is basic to one's capacity for happiness.

I needed to know that there was such a thing as love and that it brought smiles and joy in its wake.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

Love is joy. Don't convince yourself that suffering is a part of it.

Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.

One of the things that you see ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree on is that strong relationships are a key to happiness, maybe the key to happiness. People who have more strong relationships in their lives just feel happier.