Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.

When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.

The most important key to bettering yourself - is just that "yourself" - (g swiss)

Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.

Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.

Stop seeking their approval and validation. The only opinion that should and will ever matter is your own, nobody else deserves to have that much control over the outcome of your life. Do what makes you happy, fearlessly.

Happiness is like a ripple. If you're the origin, you will get happiness back with same frequency.

I thank God every day for this life, and I want there to be more, though that’s not known. What is known is that I’m alive today, this minute. And that’s pretty much what we all have – this day, this moment.

We all die. Not all of us live.

I am fighting to stay alive not because I fear death, but because I love life.

Acceptance of death and cancer did not mean I intended to give up, just the opposite. I was prepared to fight cancer not out of fear of dying, but out of joy of living.

Through the Grace of God and His medicine I am healed.” The prayer was accompanied by a vision straight out of Braveheart, a line of Scottish Highland warriors in kilts with huge shields and long spears marching in brave unison and attacking and killing the cancer. They were advancing, towards the cancer, striking and killing it with strong accurate thrusts from their sharp spears. The vision was so strong I could hear marching feet, and visibly see the cancer in me dying. “Through the Grace of God and His medicine I am healed,” became my constant prayer. The prayer awakened with me each day, coming on the wings of the morning. It followed in my heart through the day, and was on my lips as I drifted to sleep at night.

When I put down Lance Armstrong’s book, I understood something profoundly. Edie, if you can move, you’re not sick. I decided right then and there that no matter what cancer did to me I would continue to move. Movement was what the physical body was designed to do; it was how it coped and functioned. Movement was vitality. It was life.I would move. Always. No matter what. Until my last breath, I would move.

I started to walk the day I was told I was dying of cancer. I believe walking has kept me alive. I live with a constant, pressing awareness of death. Once I start to walk, I am not afraid anymore; all is well.

I walk to rid myself of the terror of cancer, and to overcome the fear of it coming back. The fear may never completely fade, but actively engaging life – whatever that may involve – reminds me of the joy each day can bring.

I love to walk. Walking is a spiritual journey and a reflection of living. Each of us must determine which path to take and how far to walk; we must find our own way, what is right for one may not be for another. There is no single right way to deal with late stage cancer, to live life or approach death, or to walk an old mission trail.

Love is relentless, and so am I ;)

A life of service is a life well and greatly lived.

I have heard that the French like to say, "Nobody grows old during a happy occasion at the dining table." With such wonderful family and friends all around us for Mitchell's and Stacie's wedding, I know their love will always stay young and true to one another, because of the love and happiness we all have in this room today!

One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is loving is prosperous.

If you want to be happy now, love now; if you want to be happy later, love later; but if you want to be happy always, love always.

Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.

Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.

Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.

If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and if you want to be invincible, love.

A smile is worth dozens of words, but a kiss is worth a thousand.

Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.

This story is not about avoiding death, but living life.

When love writes a letter, joy is its ink.

The greatest profit you make in business is not money, but happiness. The greatest riches you give in life are not possessions, but love. The greatest treasures you acquire in life are not jewels, but joy.

Get up, work out, eat well, enjoy the moment, be present and show up for people who need your love; family, friends, less privileged, your followers. Appreciate love and remember, the journey is more important than the destination.

If you put all of your eggs in love’s basket, joy will hatch.

Love makes you the richest person in the world, no matter how poor you are.

If the final chapter of your life story is written by love, you are guaranteed a happy ending.

If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more.

Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.

The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left the most happy memories.

If you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good to others; and if you want to lead an exceptional life, be good to everyone.

When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.

If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled.

If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.

If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.

Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.

No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart’s safe.

If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise.

If there is wisdom in your mind, prove it; joy in your heart, share it; love in your soul, show it; good in your life, impart it.

Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.

Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your fame cannot gain you more honor, and your money cannot earn you more happiness.

When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.

True riches belong to those who shun false ones.

Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.

The less you want, the happier you are; the happier you are, the less you want.

To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.

Happy is he who marries the woman he wants, happier is he who marries the woman he needs, and happiest is he who marries the woman he wants and needs.

Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better.

If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.

If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else.

The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.

Smile, just to infuriate those who envy you.

If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.

Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.

Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

Count your smiles, not your frowns.

Dancing in the rain is better than despairing in the storm.

Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.

Do we need to wait until the next life to experience true happiness? Of course not; we can experience it now. By making that choice to be happy and optimistic, we can have a little bit of Heaven on Earth.

Mind makes you happy, mind makes you unhappy. When you are unhappy, the solution is there, in your mind, not in somewhere else!

You are damaged and broken and unhinged. But so are shooting stars and comets.

Happiness simply forms like a rainbow in the kindest and most grateful hearts.

The secret to happiness is elusive because it is a paradoxical truth. To gain happiness, you must first cease pursuing it. Things perceived to provide happiness are like shiny, pretty bubbles that lure us this way and that way, chasing after their glossy buoyancy. But once they are handled, they “pop”—empty—vanishing along with the hope that happiness could ever be captured. Happiness cannot be caught or won or purchased or even handled. Happiness simply forms like a rainbow in the kindest and most grateful hearts.

Pebbles that bring you joy are better than diamonds that bring you sorrow.

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

Laugh to be refreshed, discover to be surprised, accept and celebrate differences to be happy

Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace.

Today's tears sweep the road to tomorrow's blessings.

I am happy to be alive.

If we had a penny for each time God smiled at us, we would all be billionaires.

Each time a star twinkles, God is winking at the universe.

Hope is a better friend than despair.

The soul's joys are greater than the heart's pleasures.

The heart smiles when the soul shines.

The soul's smile is better than the heart's grin.

Unforgiveness is so much stress, I tell you. You just keep going round in circles instead of taking a straight path which forgiveness offers.

Life is defined by time, appreciate the beauty of time;A time to plant, a time to harvest. A time to cry, a time to laugh.A time to be sad, a time to be happy. A time to be born, a time to die.

A happy life is a virtuous life.

Awake your soul to happy memories.

If you are happy with your past, you visit it often; and strangely, if you are unhappy with your past, you visit it often too!

If you want to keep people happy, just keep the food and entertainment rolling.

You have the grace for happy life.

Never let people who are more unhappy than you tell you how to live your life.

If you are not happy with your life, it is most probably because you have eagle eyes to see the negative parts of your life and almost blind to the beautiful side!

Own your happiness and let people understand that they have to own theirs. If you make it your job to make people happy, you have made it your job to keep people happy.

You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.

A smile is the most beautiful thing you can wear.

Happiness does not come from having much, but from being content, even when you have little.

Tears of joy are lighter than smiles of sorrow.

A smile is the most affordable way of giving someone an expensive gift.

You may not be happy with your life. All you have to do is to refuse to be unhappy! Because the worst thing is to get used to be unhappy!

Before building any relationship, think on how your partner could be the best companion to you in achieving your life’s earnest goals

Love's whispers drown out sorrow's echoes.

When your world seems like falling apart, an inspiration is something you can always hold on to.