Zen and the art of happiness Quotes

“The answers are never "out there." All the answers are "in there," inside you, waiting to be discovered.”

“A strong personal philosophy does more than sustain us through the tragedies of life. It also stains us daily in everything we think and do. It gives us optimism and hope.”

“The true source of happiness is within each of us.”

“If you are surrounded by people who not only don't believe in your goals and your positive outlook on life, but who also continually try to tear you down, it will be extremely challenging for you to hold firmly in mind that you will succeed and that you can be happy.”

“There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy.”

“What determines each person's state of happiness or unhappiness is not the event itself, but what the event means to that person.”

“The best way for you to get that new experience is to change your response to what happens.”

“You can be happy if you are willing to let go of your past and leave yourself unencumbered so you can fly freely.”

“Although you may have never sat down and defined what your philosophy is, it is fully operative and working in your life at all times. It deals with what you believe about the world in which you live, about its people and events, about how you affect them.”