Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the goodness of God and the damnation of infants. – Henry Adams
I think people stop themselves from doing the things they want to do. I just think you never know how long you’re going to be around so you might as well do the things that are intriguing. Nobody really cares anyway so you have to do what makes you happy. – Gina Gershon
We are happy to get great technology from anywhere, and we have eyes and ears that are checking out companies all over. – Henry Samueli
I’ll tell you something, and this is true: I’ve never been able to write a film which I didn’t respect. I just can’t do it. I’m very happy about all the films I haven’t done. – Harold Pinter
I am much obliged by the favourable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying into execution your plans. – George Stephenson
Every girl has days when she doesn’t like her appearance, but it’s when you feel happy in yourself that you look good. – Hannah Tointon
One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we tend to take photos of happy occasions, they weight our memories to the good. – Gretchen Rubin
We were very happy when a South African court, which had previously ruled against us, took another look and decided that this material was not obscene and allowed it into the country. – Gilbert Hernandez
You can’t have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front – or a happy without a sad. – Harlan Coben
When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn’t do it. They asked me to do my modern, and I couldn’t do it. They asked me if I had a song prepared, and I said ‘No,’ so I sang ‘Happy Birthday.’ And I did a reasonable improvisation, a reasonable one, nothing special at all. I don’t know how I got in, but I did. – Hans Matheson
Sometimes someone feels like nothing goes their way, and then something really good happens. For me, hearing that I made someone happy makes me feel so alive! – Gilles Marini
I know a lot of celebrities who are perfectly happy to put their name to something and then leave it at that because the money is good, but I need to have complete control over how something is going to look if my name is going to be attached to it. – Heidi Klum
I had cars, houses, jewels, furs, and a husband who loved me, and a career I was happy with. But I found fulfillment in my relationship with Christ. – Gloria Gaynor
Moving to England, again it’s a new language to learn, and I’ve got to get use to the mentality, the culture, but I think I’ve integrated myself really well into this team, and I’m happy so far. – Granit Xhaka
I suppose a certain degree of adulthood has entered my life. Aiming for Broadway, I can’t think that way any more. Of course, Broadway will always be important. But it’s not the focus of everything that you do. You know, I’m very happy I was born when I was, so I got there in time. When it was time to get there. – Harold Prince
When I was younger, I was ambitious. Now I’m not ambitious anymore. I just want to be happy. Does that make sense? – James McBride
I’m happy that just about on every other show there’s a Latino somewhere present, and we’re not all the cooks anymore. – Jimmy Smits
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings. – James Allen
If you find yourself always playing the villain, or if you find yourself being typecast into a corner where you’re not happy then that’s probably rather miserable, but if I have been typecast I am quite happy about it. – James Purefoy
I’m lucky to have a job doing something I really love to do, and I’m happy to accept the pressures of relentless deadlines or reader expectations as necessary evils. It’s probably not as stressful as mining coal or leading men into battle. – Grant Morrison
I know that science is very interested in answers, and I’m just happy with a good question. – James Turrell
I think in many ways the problem that my writing would have with an American reviewer is that Americans find difficulty very hard to take. They are inevitably looking for a happy ending. – Jamaica Kincaid
You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy. – Joan Baez
If I wanted to take a more activist or journalistic slant in work, I should probably just go be an activist or a journalist. But I’m happy being a comedian. – John Oliver
American? Indian? I don’t know what these words mean. In Italy, it is all about blood, family, where you come from. I’m asked where I am from. I’m from nowhere; I always was, but now I am happy knowing it. – Jhumpa Lahiri