The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.
As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
