Shelley Duvall Quotes

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment.

I just try to enjoy each day.

I just consciously try to enjoy the good things that are happening. And if it ended tomorrow, that would be fine.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mother's voice and smile.

Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got.

Enjoying life for me is just normal.

You can be happy where you are.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

The time to be happy is now, and the place to be happy is here.

I think my favorite experience is whatever I'm doing now.

Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days.

I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.

There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.

You gotta appreciate every day!

Every day, I like to wake up and remind myself to be grateful of the simple things.

I have a very positive outlook on life. And not even tennis. Just even off-court, I would say everything that I'm doing daily, and I hope I continue to think like this and, you know, can enjoy each and every single day.

I don't need much to be happy.

Life is all about being positive and celebrating what you have in the moment.

Relax! Life is beautiful!

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now.

For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.

Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. [at least it will feel like it!]

But I don't think of the future, or the past, I feast on the moment. This is the secret of happiness, but only reached now in middle age.