“Happiness is something that comes from our own hearts, not from other people.”
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
“Most people are resentful of the happiness of others and yet we seem to seek validation from others in order to allow our own happiness… it’s easy to see the problem with this system.”
“I finally came to realize is that a fair part of achieving happiness comes from understanding your own programming. And a fair amount of getting what you want from other people comes from understanding theirs.”
“We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.”
“And maybe that is where rhythm comes from, I think. Our earliest understanding of rhythm. The sound of our own breath, the beating of our own hearts.”