Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

Happiness is a choice; not just a matter of genes or good luck.

The business of being happy requires making a conscious choice. People think being happy will just happen to them someday, if only they do this or that right. But it doesn't - you have to choose it. You choose happiness, you don't wait for it to choose you.

Success and happiness are not matters of chance but choice.

Happiness does not depend on your circumstances; it depends on your will. It's a choice that you make.

Happiness is a decision I must make.

Happiness is a choice. Choose to be happy.

Heaven is living in your hopes and Hell is living in your fears. It's up to each individual which one he chooses.

Happiness is your choice. You can choose today.

The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, whether consciously or unconsciously. If we choose bliss, that's what we get. If we choose misery, we get that, too.

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.

No one can grant you happiness. Happiness is a choice we all have the power to make.

If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice.

A person can either do something in order to be happy, or... a person can start the day by simply deciding to BE happy and the things that person will do will automatically reflect that.

Happiness is a decision.

I don't think I've ever tried to make something happen that I've absolutely had to force. You know how they say: if you can't avoid it, enjoy it. For me, it's the other way around: if I can't enjoy it, I avoid it.

You decide the things that ultimately you do. You have choices in this world, and that's how I live.

Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part. You need to acknowledge that, 'Hey, I'm here because I steered my horse in this direction.'

We have a choice every day to do whatever we do, and that choice is quite scary because it could absolutely change everything about our lives. It's important to keep reminding myself that I have a choice.

In these words lies all his power: He chose the path along which he is walking and so has no complaints.

Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking.

Today's belief is tomorrow's behavior. If you want to be happier person tomorrow, sow seeds of happiness today.

Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.

You can become happy just by deciding to be happy.

The healthiest response to life is joy.