Happiness Quotes

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm.

—Bob Proctor, The ABCs of Success

Enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things:

• First, an ideal, which takes the imagination by storm.
• Second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

—Bob Proctor, The ABCs of Success

I found that trying to organize my life around making others happy was an unending exercise in frustration and disappointment, because it just wasn't possible.

—Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement

If I didn't commit to achieving my own happiness, no one else would. If my aim in life was only to make others happy, I would always be at the mercy of the feelings of others, whoever they might be.

—Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement

The best cure for unhappiness is to make someone else happy.

—Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement

The major obstacle to eliminating the negativity that interferes with your happiness is your attachment to the negative people and situations that cause it.

—Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement

The way to live a happy, productive life is to achieve your own peace of mind by systematically eliminating the negative people, situations and emotions that make you unhappy.

—Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement

References

1. The ABCs of Success
2. Maximum Achievement