Peggy Noonan Quotes

Those who are unconquered in spirit are the real successes in life. If you can so train or condition your mind that you are content regardless of what you have or do not have, and if you can stand the challenge of all your trials and remain calm-that is true happiness.

Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.

I try to laugh at whatever life brings.

Remain cheerful, For nothing destructive can pierce through The solid wall of cheerfulness.

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.

Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength.

I just want people to know I'm mentally strong.

My worst day, I'm just going to try and smile.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

The lessons we learn from patience will cultivate our character, lift our lives, and heighten our happiness.

Even if we can't be happy, we must always be cheerful.

The spiritual life is a life beyond moods. It is a life in which we choose joy and do not allow ourselves to become victims of passing feelings of happiness or depression.

Oh what a happy soul am I although I cannot see, I am resolved that in this world contented I shall be. How many blessings I enjoy that other people don't. To weep and sigh, because I'm blind? I cannot and I won't.

If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

You've only mastered the storm you can sleep through.

The wonder to me is not that she made it through at all but that she made it through so relatively intact, so vibrant. So free of bitterness and so empty of resentment.

Enthusiasm Rules his inner world. Determination Rules his outer world. Therefore Happiness has become His real name.

No matter what comes your way, don't lose your joy.

The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I've gotten happier so it's a damn good thing.

To be strong is to be happy!

The hardest thing you can do is smile when you are ill, in pain, or depressed. But this no-cost remedy is a necessary first half-step if you are to start on the road to recovery.

Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.

Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness

As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you'll know that your pure within and will find happiness once more.