Johnny Carson Quotes

I was alone for five years. Having a love is a gigantic bonus in life, but I wasn't unhappy when I was single, either.

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone - so far.

I don't tend to get lonely as there are so many things to do.

Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.

Having people I love around me - friends and family - is great, but I don't necessarily need a relationship.

I am never bored, never short of anything to do and I don't even ever feel lonely. I am quite gregarious and I get out and about a lot, but sometimes it is just wonderful to be on your own.

I do not believe, even remotely, that you have to have a partner in your life in order to be whole, in order to be complete, in order to be fulfilled. You just don't have to.

It's nice to be with someone, but I don't think you need to be in a relationship to feel complete. That would be really sad.

If I'm not in love, if I'm not with a long-term companion, I cannot be happy.

I learned about not just being with someone because I don't want to be alone: being willing to be alone, and then find something that feels right and just reaching for companionship for companionship's sake. Not letting drama lead my life.

I think rather than being unhappy with somebody, being alone and happy is better.

This whole thing about a woman staying alone and being happy is just a myth. Everyone needs someone in their lives.

I’d rather be poor and happy than rich and alone.

A man or woman is seldom happy unless he or she is sustaining him or herself and making a contribution to others.

Success isn't what makes you happy. It really isn't. Success is doing what makes you happy and doing good work and hopefully having a fruitful life. If I've felt like I've done good work, that makes me happy. The success part of it is all gravy.

A man must seek his happiness and inward peace from objects which cannot be taken away from him.

Choose satisfaction over salary. Better to be happy with little than miserable with much.

I find running life quite hard, and I like sharing that. Obviously, the companionship, being loved and loving, is fantastic. But I don't feel that I couldn't live without a boyfriend or lover or husband.

I'm very happy alone.

There's the conforming 9-to-5-lifestyle thing. Then there's, like, settling down, trying to find a balance in a relationship sense, or having a dog and having a house. All these things, like, they're not really gonna make you happy.

You are so much better off on your own than with the wrong person.

Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor.

I feel so rich in my emotions and in my life and so grateful when I'm home and so grateful when I'm at work.

I do not often get lonely, and I never get bored.

I just want to be able to have fun, make a living, feed my family and create something that I'm proud of, and I'm all those things. It's great.