108 Inspiring And Happy Quotes

In a world that often feels overwhelming, finding inspiration and happiness can be as comforting as a warm embrace. Words have an extraordinary power to uplift, motivate, and transform our outlook on life. Whether you're seeking a spark of joy, a burst of motivation, or simply a gentle reminder of the bright moments life has to offer, our collection of 108 inspiring and happy quotes is here to guide you. Each quote has been thoughtfully selected to ignite your spirit, infuse your day with positivity, and remind you of the beauty that surrounds us. Let's embark on a journey of inspiration and happiness, one quote at a time, and discover the light within.

1. “The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.” - Laura Ingalls Wilder

2. “Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.” - G.K. Chesterton

3. “I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.” - Stephen Chbosky

4. “God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.” - Warren Wiersbe

5. “He tells me I look as if I could use a hugand i laugh at him and he ignores me and steps forward and puts his arms around me and hugs me. I warm at the simple pleasure of human contact and for the first time in a long time i actually feel good." (James Frey, pg.38)” - james frey

6. “Stop in somebody's shadow to rest and cool down, and you are lost. No one can make anyone else happy.” - Peter Deunov

7. “Well i am just going to try!" she thought confidently!” - Carollynn Lemky

8. “He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life. He was alone and young and wilful and wildhearted, alone amid a waste of wild air and brackish waters and the seaharvest of shells and tangle and veiled grey sunlight.” - Jon Krakauer

9. “Everybody has something, that one thing they must do to feel happy. I think this is yours, and I want you to be happy. You don’t have to do it, but it’s here if you choose to come back to it.” - Ilona Andrews

10. “Love is like a flower. Its upright when its in harmony and withered when its dead.” - Dalia

11. “You know how sometimes, your life is so perfect you’re afraid for the next moment, because it couldn’t possibly be quite as good? That’s what it felt like.” - Jodi Picoult

12. “In pursuit of happiness, smart people often end up dumbing down themselves.” - Erol Ozan

13. “Something amazing happens when you're in love and don't give a damn about what day it is anymore.” - Chad Sugg

14. “Be your own kind of Beautiful” - LDS Church

15. “Please don't wait until the doctors tell you that you are going to have a baby to begin to take care of it. It is already there. Whatever you are, whatever you do, your baby will get it. Anything you eat, any worries that are on your mind will be for him or her. Can you tell me that you cannot smile? Think of the baby, and smile for him, for her, for the future generations. Please don't tell me that a smile and your sorrow just don't go together. It's your sorrow, but what about your baby? It's not his sorrow, its not her sorrow.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

16. “Free at last, he thought. Great God Almighty, I'm free at last. Then: I believe this is redemption. And it's good, isn't it? Quite good, indeed.” - Stephen King

17. “Here I am going to say something which may come as a bit of a shock. God doesn't necessarily want us to be happy. He wants us to be lovable. Worthy of love. Able to be loved by Him. We don't start off being all that lovable, if we're honest. What makes people hard to love? Isn't it what is commonly called selfishness? Selfish people are hard to love because so little love comes out of them.” - William Nicholson

18. “Try to be happy within the context of the life we are actually living. Happiness is not a situation to be longed for or a convergence of lucky happenstance. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves.” - Wayne Coyne

19. “I think we deserve a happily-ever-after.""If anyone ever did, it's us.” - Jodi Picoult

20. “It's about the quality of the worry," I said. "I have happier worries now than I used to.” - David Gilmour

21. “The key to happiness was achievable dreams.” - Nicholas Sparks

22. “And he knew at that moment that love world never die, that it would never fade away altogether. The time might come when he would meet and marry someone else. He might even be reasonably happy. But there would always be a deep precious place in his heart that belonged to his first real love.” - Mary Balogh

23. “If to love each other is the job, then the happy life is the salary.” - Toba Beta

24. “And the tree was happy” - Shel Silverstein

25. “If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” - Roald Dahl

26. “To do what you love and are passionate about is a dream come true, My life is consumed by music and entertainment— and it’s the best life I could ever hope for.” - Blake Lewis

27. “Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death.” - Guy Sajer

28. “I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.” - Holly Black

29. “Happy is the people that is without history. And thrice is the people without sociology.” - Christopher Henry Dawson

30. “If you want a happy ending, it just depends on where you close the book!” - Orson Welles

31. “You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.” - Melissa de la Cruz

32. “And though I was currently living a fairy tale, some part of my soul knew that happiness couldn't last forever. I didn't deserve a happily ever after, and there weren't many other cards to play when that was the truth.” - Alysha Speer

33. “It's a finger snapping kind of day.” - Jamie Weise

34. “Right, you've got a crooked sort of cross..." He consulted Unfogging the Future. "That means you're going to have 'trials and suffering' — sorry about that — but there's a thing that could be the sun... hang on... that means 'great happiness'... so you're going to suffer but be very happy...""You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me," said Ron, and they both had to stifle their laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction.” - J.K. Rowling

35. “If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be happy.” - Criss Jami

36. “How stupid, I thought dreamily, to have ever thought I could give this up. Not just the kissing, although, as Archer’s hands cupped my face, I had toadmit that part was pretty awesome. But all of it: joking with him and working beside him. Being with a guy who was my friend and could stil makeme feel like this.” - Rachel Hawkins

37. “Happy children do not seem to grow up to be writers.” - Piers Anthony

38. “He’s dozed off again, but I kiss him awake, which seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he’d be happy to lie there gazing at me forever.” - Suzanne Collins

39. “It's like one of those scenes from a feel-good Hollywood movie. Where everybody is happy and nobody's hair fizzes in the wind. Where it doesn't rain, your shoes stay comfortable all day, and everybody's jokes are funny.” - Randa Abdel-Fattah

40. “And sure, I know if you eat this way you'll die. So? If you don't eat this way you're still going to die. Why not die happy?” - Robert Fulghum

41. “The world is big conspiracy to make you happy.” - Santosh Kalwar

42. “umm... abit gross it kinda about boyfriend and girlfriend kinda going throw then they break up then they love each other then they make up again and the girl father said u have to come home until 9pm but the girls want more time to be with her boyfriend :)” - Jacqueline Wilson

43. “if you love someone so much and they love you as the same dont let go of them fite for them showem how you true feel no lies no bs but if they are not worth it then leave and find your happiness” - Mike Radcliff Jr

44. “I'm generally a happy person -with the help of antidepressants, that is- so there is something to be said for surrounding myself with happy people.” - Rachel Machacek

45. “I pretended like all the oranges rolling everywhere were her happy memories and they were looking for a new person to stick to so they didn't get wasted.” - Stephen Kelman

46. “Don't give up on your own happy-evers.” - Nora Roberts

47. “To be happy, make others happy.” - Stephen Richards

48. “A person who goes in search of God is wasting his time. He can walk a thousand roads and join many religions and sects–but he'll never find God that way. God is here, right now, at our side. We can see Him in this mist, in the ground we're walking on, even in my shoes. His angels keep watch while we sleep and help us in our work. In order to find God, you have only to look around. But meeting Him is not easy. The more God asks us to participate in Hismysteries, the more disoriented we become, because He asks us constantly tofollow our dreams and our hearts. And that's difficult to do when we're used to living in a different way. Finally we discover, to our surprise, that God wants us to be happy, because He is the father.” - Paulo Coelho

49. “No matter where life takes me, you'll find me with a smile. Presumed to be happy, always laughing like a child. I never thought life could be this sweet! It's got me cheesing from cheek to cheek!” - Mac Miller

50. “The happy have whole days,and those they choose.The unhappy have but hours,and those they lose.” - Colley Cibber

51. “I feel like a nineteen forties teenager at a Frank Sinatra concert! (On finally being published)” - Katrina "Adrian" Miller

52. “I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.)... 'I spoke to three scholars,' [the character says 'at last.'] ...two of them said that, after death, the [sic (misprint, fault of the publisher)] just go to Paradise. The third one, though, told me to consult some verses from the Koran. [end quote]' ...I can see that he's excited. [narrator]' ...Now I have many positive things to say about Coelho: He is respectable, inspiring as a man, a truth-seeker, and an appealing writer; but one should hesitate to call him a 'literary' writer based on this quote. A 'literary' author knows that a character's excitement should be 'shown' in his or her dialogue and not in the narrator's commentary on it. Advice for Coelho: Remove the 'I can see that he's excited' sentence and show his excitement in the phrasing of his quote.(Now, in defense of Coelho, I am firmly of the opinion, having myself written plenty of prose that is flawed, that a novelist should be forgiven for slipping here and there.)Lastly, it appears that a belief in reincarnation is of great interest to Mr. Coelho ... Just think! He is a man who has achieved, (as Leonard Cohen would call it), 'a remote human possibility.' He has won lots of fame and tons of money. And yet, how his preoccupation with reincarnation—none other than an interest in being born again as somebody else—suggests that he is not happy!” - Roman Payne

53. “First seek happiness from within, then you will find it without.” - Ogwo David Emenike

54. “The commencement of true happiness is the realization that your happiness begins with you.” - Ogwo David Emenike

55. “All of us are in the manufacturing industry - manufacturing either our own happiness or unhappiness.” - Ogwo David Emenike

56. “Happiness is a journey, not a journey's end.” - Ogwo David Emenike

57. “The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles.” - Ogwo David Emenike

58. “Happiness springs up from within. Do not seek it without.” - Ogwo David Emenike

59. “To be happy, you have to risk being unhappy.” - Ogwo David Emenike

60. “Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.” - Ogwo David Emenike

61. “There will always be a down but also always an up, your moods depends on wich of the two you pay the most attention to.” - Laurins

62. “I find that I am most happy and healthy when I am living in alignment with my goals, dreams, and principles.” - Steve Maraboli

63. “No matter how much someone else loves you or you love other people, if you don’t love yourself then it can never be enough.” - Shannon Kaiser

64. “This is what I wanted. This guy. This life. This me. I was never getting my old life back, and I didn't care. I was happy. I was safe. I was right where I wanted to be.” - Kelley Armstrong

65. “He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love.” - Alan Hollinghurst

66. “Okay, if this is what falling in love feels like, someone please kill me now. (Not literally, overzealousreaders.) But it was all too much—too much emotion, too much happiness, too much longing, perhapstoo much ice cream…” - James Patterson

67. “Helping others is the secret sauce to a happy life.” - Todd Stocker

68. “I know that sentence is long and has too many joining words in it but sometimes, when I'm angry, words burst out of me like a shout, or, if I'm sad, they spill out of me like tears, and if I'm happy my words are like a song. If that happens it's one of my rules not to change them because they're coming out of my heart and not my head, and that's the way they're meant to be.” - Glenda Millard

69. “Kindness trumps everything. Kind people are magnets for all of the good things in life.” - Tom Giaquinto

70. “Living the dream.” - Tom Giaquinto

71. “It's an amazing experience when you focus on the positive things in your life. Things start to change. You become happier. You see things differently. There might still be negative things there, but like an airplane flying overhead, they become the background noise of your mind.” - Tom Giaquinto

72. “Making this a better world happens one person at a time. You cannot force your beliefs on anyone. Rather, be the example that others can emulate. Live your life so that others may be inspired by your words and deeds. That's how change happens.” - Tom Giaquinto

73. “I’m always thinking about what I’m missing. Even when I’m happy with what I have.” - Alyson Noel

74. “Liz: What's it like in hell?Ketut: Same like heaven. Universe is a circle, Liss. To up, to down -- all same, at end.Liz: Then how can you tell the difference between heaven and hell?Ketut: Because of how you go. Heaven, you go up, through seven happy places. Hell you go down, through seven sad places. This is why it better for you to go up, Liss.Liz: You mean, you might as well spend your life going upward, through the happy places, since heaven and hell -- same destinations -- are the same thing anyway?Ketut: Same-same. Same in end, so better be happy on journey.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

75. “If you want to be happy, you need to set your mind on happiness.” - Ana Kostovska

76. “Madoka: I want to erase the tears of all those who trusted in hope. I want them to be left with a smile on their faces.” - Magica Quartet

77. “Wherever I am, if I've got a book with me, I have a place I can go and be happy."[Harry Potter Beyond the Page: A Virtual Author Visit with J.K. Rowling (Scholastic / Stacks webcast, October 11, 2012)]” - J.K. Rowling

78. “ 'Sugar, aint you ever had no good time?' she said with a bit of sadness in her voice. 'What you mean?' Sugar said,...'Seems to me that I ain't never see you look up from whatever you were doing and just smile.''Just smile? Smile at what? At who?''Smile into the air, girl!' she said and waved her arm through the air....you better start, 'cause time is running and a life without good times ain't a life worth having.” - Bernice McFadden

79. “Being happy is easy. Easy until you start believing that happiness is tied to a relationship, a job, your income, a product you buy, fame, a status, or any of a number of things that you don't currently have in your possession. Being happy is easy, as long as you understand everything you need to be happy exist in you already. You just have to stop looking out and start looking in to find it.” - Sean King

80. “Life is so short. The only person you hurt when you stay angry or hold grudges is you. Forgive everyone, including yourself.” - Tom Giaquinto

81. “ 'Not spoiling' a child means trying to break that child's spirit. ” - Dorothy Rowe

82. “I wake up exhausted it's not morning. It's back to sleep to re-dream me. We're alone and we're happy. But there you are, angry with me” - Tegan Quin

83. “I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted to live.” - Heather Anastasiu

84. “Martha told me, "I don't know how you're going to talk about romance in your book, but you're going to have to because its truly part of all our lives down there-and in a big way- because its an incredibly sensuous environment. Think of how many times you've fallen in love down there, and how many times people have fallen in love with you. Its a place where we shine. We're the happiest in our lives. We're vibrant. We're just so full of life, and not only does that put you in the mood for love, it sets you up for it. People are really drawn to people who are shining, who feel so happy where they are and who they are and what they're doing and who they're doing it with.” - Martha Clark

85. “Psalm 37:44 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” - LaNina King

86. “What's the difference?" You ask meThe difference is, a smile touches my lipsWhen I remember both the memory of you entering my lifeAnd the memory of you leaving my life” - Tammy-Louise Wilkins

87. “Don't be sad because it's over. Be happy because you can start over.” - Ria Tumimomor

88. “One of the simplest ways to stay happy is letting go of the things that makes you sad.” - daily dose

89. “These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame, and wish this were one of God's values, but trust, surrender? Letting go, forgiveness? Maybe just after a period of prayer, but then when the mood passes and real life rears its ugly head again? Not so much. I hate this, the fact that life is usually Chutes and Ladders, with no guaranteed gains.I cannot will myself into having these qualities, so I have to pray for them more often, if I want to be happy. I have to create the habit, just as I had to do with daily writing, and flossing.” - Anne Lamott

90. “Every answer you ever need lies within your own silence..” - Ian Tucker

91. “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.” - John Green

92. “...the most beautiful things don't always make you happy - often they make you weep...” - John Geddes

93. “As you grow older, it becomes harder to feel 100 percent happy; you learn all the things that can go wrong, you become superstitious about tempting fate, about bringing disaster upon your life by accidentally feeling too good one day.” - Douglas Coupland

94. “I'm sure that's when you really know you are happy - when you wake up wanting to embrace your future, rather than trying to squirm away from your past.” - Peter James

95. “When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.” - Sydney Smith

96. “The world around me was oblivious, but for once, I felt absolute” - Rebecah McManus

97. “And in this quiet moment, as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy.” - E.L. James

98. “when you shoot for the stars, you can't ever look back.” - Brittany Perloff

99. “The power of a smile is such that even drawing a happy face on a piece of paper makes your lips turn up.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

100. “If you love something, let it go. If it does not come back it was not yours to began with.” - Anna Napper

101. “Charlie ... have you ever kissed a girl?" I shook my head no. It was so quiet. "Not even when you were little?" I shook my head no again. And she looked very sad. She told me about the first time she was kissed. She told me that it was with one of her dad's friends. She was seven. And she told nobody about it except for Mary Elizabeth and then Patrick a year ago. And she started to cry. And she said something that I won't forget. Ever. "I know that you know that I like Craig. And I know that I told you not to think of me that way. And I know that we can't be together like that. But I want to forget all those things for a minute. Okay?" "Okay." "I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you. Okay?" "Okay." She was crying harder now. And I was, too, because when I hear something like that I just can't help it. "I just want to make sure of that. Okay?" "Okay." And she kissed me. It was the kind of kiss that I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that made me know that I was never so happy in my whole life.” - Stephen Chbosky

102. “It is not possible to express the most precious insights, To see all that craves to be seen, To visit even the closest neighbors in the universe, To learn all that needs to be learned, To live without dying, And I am sad about it.But I livedAnd I am happy about that.” - Dejan Stojanovic

103. “Happy is the soul that has a friend. Happier is the soul that trusts in the truth of the heart of a friend. Happiest is the soul that knows the solemnity of friendship and honours its laws.” - Ogwo David Emenike

104. “Life is a difficult thing to understand. It makes us too much happy and suddenly takes away the happiness. But we should smile in every phase of the life.” - Sahaj Oberoi

105. “If you are happy, don’t analyse your happiness, don’t ask questions and don’t even think about it; just live it to the fullest!” - Mehmet Murat ildan

106. “as a childi supposei was not quitenormal.my happiest times werewheni was left alone inthe house on asaturday.” - Charles Bukowski

107. “What about thinking of happiness as a right instead than as a gift?” - Rossana Condoleo

108. “Don’t be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. ‘Accentuate the positive.’ Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life.” - Gordon B. Hinckley