Orison Swett Marden Quotes

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.

I honestly believe life is a combination of laughter and tears, and it's almost always better to laugh than to cry.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable.

All comedy shows make me feel better about everything.

I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it. Those who turn sad faces toward the world find only sadness reflected. But a smile is reflected in the same way, and cheers and brightens our hearts. You think there is no pleasure to be had in life. That is because you are heartsick and-and tired, as you say. With one sad story ended you are afraid to begin another-a sequel-feeling it would be equally sad. But why should it be? Isn't the joy or sorrow equally divided in life?

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

It's obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

The best way of removing negativity is to laugh and be joyous.

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

I don't want to be stinky poo poo girl, I want to be happy flower child.

I look great because I'm happy.

Well, I'd say all of us are a combination of moods and emotions. In my day to day life I don't go around skipping, but at times one can feel sheer exhilarating joy at the world.

Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine.

Well, I'm getting happier all the time, which is very nice.

Relaxing, experiencing nature and laughing are what rejuvenate me and make me feel happy. I believe that when I feel happy, that's when I look beautiful... I make a point of laughing out loud every single day.

I treasure laughs more than anything; they've helped me in life the most.

There are so many things in life that make you sad, you have to be happy.

I hope to continue to support, to inspire, to motivate, to encourage... in the hopes that maybe the world can get a little bit more giggle.

I know that there are other sides to life. All the more reason why I now try to convey to the people out there how important it is to feel a sense of joy.

I just want to focus on the positive things in my life.