Donald Hall Quotes

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.

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

I try to appreciate every day.

There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?

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

We are all negative people, born negative people, so we concentrate on the good things in life, and that's what makes us smile.

Why be negative when you can enjoy life and be positive? That's something I learned over the years.

What I look at, success is about really being grateful. You wake up in the morning, and you're thankful that you could breathe because it's a beautiful planet we live on, and I know there is a lot of struggle and pain, but there is more joy.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.

I think that when you don't look at the good things around you, that you lose sight of all those good things. And you're not going to enjoy your life.

Be happy. Don't make a Vine about, like, something not that happy.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

If anyone ever asked me what I had to complain about it would not have taken long to tell them. Maybe I was just easily pleased.

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

When we take time to notice the things that go right - it means we're getting a lot of little rewards throughout the day.

The big thing I've discovered, the big secret, is that it's all about how happy you are. It's the ultimate thing. People forget your flaws and imperfections if they see you're happy.

It is hard to get in the habit of forcing yourself to find three things on a regular basis that you are grateful for.

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.

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

Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't.

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.