Happy are those few nations that have not waited till the slow succession of human vicissitudes should, from the extremity of evil, produce a transition to good; but by prudent laws have facilitated the progress from one to the other!
I can't make eye contact when people sing 'Happy Birthday' to me.
Most people are happy being average. Most are happy being faceless in a sea of faces.
The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.
When we're falling in love or out of it, that's when we most need a song that says how we feel. Yeah, I write a lot of songs about boys. And I'm very happy to do that.
Used to do a lot of falling in love with people, almost in the street, and imagining that there would be no obstacle to a happy love story other than finding the 'right person'.
Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes.
I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife.
A soulmate is someone who you could spend a great deal of time with just sitting on a sofa and feel happy. You don't need fanfare. You don't need to go out to expensive restaurants.
I'm quite happy trekking around Greenland on my own, but those big book tours in America or the Far East are the only time I ever really feel lonely.
Every poll about the Left, the Right, and happiness reveals that the farther left one goes, the less happy the person is likely to be.
While it's nice to appreciate the fashion world... what makes you happy are real relationships and the moments you share with loved ones.
I grew up not really having a father figure, and it didn't bother me, because he wasn't there in the first place. But then he started other families, and I was jealous. It was like he was happy without our family.
A working definition of fathering might be this: fathering is the act of guiding a child to behave in ways that lead to the child's becoming a secure child in full, thus increasing his or her chances of being happy and fruitful as a young adult.
But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.
Frankly, if I could get away with not having to perform, I'd be very happy. It's not my favorite thing to do.
My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They are my favourites.
Tammy Faye said, I am so happy that Jessica Hahn is so ugly, because now I don't feel so bad.
The version of me you see on TV now and in my feature films is a pretty happy guy, isn't he?
In the beginning, I thought the Federer comparisons were cool, but after a while, I wasn't happy with it. It's not the best thing you can hear as you're trying to develop, as it puts extra pressure on a young kid.
