Lena Dunham Quotes

Until we see each other again, keep your head together, read some good books, be useful, be happy.

You've got to take care of yourself on the path, not just when you cross the goal line, because don't forget, wherever you are, that's the goal line.

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important.

Yoga probably makes me a better person.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody.

Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

I love therapy. I swear by therapy. I couldn't exist without therapy.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

I need to start caring about myself if I'm going to be a proper father.

I'm actually tougher on myself as I get older. It's a vicious cycle. The things that are important in life are the things that you can't buy in life: love, health and happiness. I say that, and I believe that, and I try to live that.

I keep a journal, and every day I write down one great play that I had that day. I don't write down any negatives.

I don't try to focus on anything that doesn't affect me personally and how I go out there every single day. I'm just going to continue to work hard and focus on what I can control.

I'm gonna have to develop myself. I'm just going to do the best that I can do.

If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.

You need to feed yourself with emotions and life or you'll become empty.

My feeling on therapy is it's a luxury, and if you're fortunate enough to get some smart people to talk to about life, then that's fortunate and you should go for it.

As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also better at letting things go.

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.

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 more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything: the better you are with your loved ones, the better you are with your enemies, the better you are at your job, the better you are with yourself.

Whenever I'm trying to decide how to spend my precious time, energy, or money, I ask myself a series of questions. 'Will this broaden or deepen my relationships?' 'Will this contribute to an atmosphere of growth in my life?' 'Is this a way to 'Be Gretchen?' and 'Will this help connect me to my past?'

Life is too short to spend in negativity. So I have made a conscious effort to not be where I don't want to be.

I think the attitude I was trying to learn myself was to really try hard, to give a great effort, to really care, and to let the results go where they are going to go. But at the same time, I don't have to be happy, and I shouldn't be happy, with less than my best.