"As the Buddha said, "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." Unlike material possessions, which are usually finite, happiness is infinite."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"An ingenious series of experiments conducted a number of years ago showed that when people mimicked the facial expressions associated with happiness, they felt happier—even when they did not know they were moving “happy muscles” in their face. Researchers have found that smiling itself produces feelings of happiness."

- Robert Emmons, Thanks!

"Findings from thirty years of research on life satisfaction show that happiness requires having clear-cut goals in life that give us a sense of purpose and direction."

- Caroline Adams Miller, Creating Your Best Life

"A happy - or happier - life is rarely shaped by some extraordinary life-changing event; rather, it is shaped incrementally, experience by experience, moment by moment. The more our days are filled with these experiences, the happier we become. This is all there is to it."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."

- Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"Act as if you were confident, optimistic, and outgoing. You’ll manage adversity, rise to the occasion, create instant connections, make friends and influence people, and become a happier person."

- Sonja Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness

“Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.”

- Robin Sharma

"Connection is a cornerstone of happiness."

- Martin Seligman

"A person can make himself happy, or miserable, regardless of what is actually happening ‘outside,’ just by changing the contents of consciousness."

- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

"I began to view attention as the most important ingredient we can add if we’re to become more productive, creative, and happy—at work and at home."

— Chris Bailey, Hyperfocus

"...happiness should not be looked at just as a destination we try to reach, but as a beneficial way we learn to travel."

— Ed Diener & Robert Biswas-Diener, Happiness

“We are happiest when we see the evidence of our progress.”

- Darren Hardy, DarrenDaily

"We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze more and more activities into less and less time. Consequently, we fail to savor, to enjoy, potential sources of the ultimate currency that may be all around us — whether it is our work, a class, a piece of music, the landscape, our soul mate, or even our children."

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

"Here’s the best way I know how to live in happiness: live in gratitude. When you are grateful to all you have and all you are right now, that is where happiness is born."

- Darren Hardy

“New research in psychology and neuroscience shows that it works the other way around: We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.”

- Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

"Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness."

- Marie Forleo

"Life is short, so decide to enjoy it. Instead of discontent, bring joy and honor to what you do. I promise you'll start feeling more alive, motivated, and fulfilled."

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

"Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."

- Aristotle

“Gratitude is the doorway to happiness, and you have to walk through it every day.”

- Hal Elrod