Thomas Huxley Quotes

You gotta look for the good in the bad, the happy in your sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful not hateful.

When I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me.

Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by.

I don't pretend to be happy all the time. I think to be human is to be happy and unhappy by turns. But I have a great capacity to enjoy myself, and it seems to grow as I get older.

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in.

In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.

I think it's a mistake to miss out on joy just because you have pain.

My message is that happiness is the first principle of life. But you must choose it. We all have pain, but suffering is a choice. You can be happier if you make some changes in your life.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.

We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!

If you evade suffering, you also evade the chance of joy.

The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel

Every breath is a battle between grudgery and gratitude. Give thanks...and you win joy.

A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more.

Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.

You really think joy is easier to come by than pain? What have you had more of?

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

Not enough people in this world are happy.

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.

I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.

I think I'm generally an upbeat person. Obviously I can get moody, but my whole philosophy is to try and have a good time.

I guess I don't think there's any reason to feel guilty about having joy in your life, regardless of how bad things are in the world.