Giles Andreae Quotes

I've accepted that we've all got crap to deal with and problems that we're fighting not to be defined by. At the end of the day, we all want the same stuff: fulfillment, love, support, comfort, and a hot-air balloon with laser guns attached to it. The most important thing is that we appreciate the crazy ride we're on.

I know that there are other sides to life. All the more reason why I now try to convey to the people out there how important it is to feel a sense of joy.

At times, I've been incapacitated by anxiety and unhappiness. You really know what joy is if you have experienced the opposite.

The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

I think when I look out and I see there's so much negativity in the world and a lot of people are unhappy and a lot people are anxious, it just feels like that's one view of the world. But you don't have to always focus on that view of the world.

It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling.

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

The great thing about life - I'd rather not know and just hope I'm happy and healthy and I feel as good about my life as I do now.

Smile, it's free therapy.

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.

Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought it very important to be happy inside. There's a lot of bad things happening in the world, but it's important to try to stay happy and appreciate what you've got, and don't look externally for the happiness.

If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game show host.

If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

I think by being happy it actually affects the way that you look too.

I don't have many sad days.

Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.

I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

Happiness is not a luxury. It is a necessity. When we are happy, we are in the best possible place to be good to ourselves and those we love.

I think the best advice came from Drew Barrymore, about always finding love in everything you do and keeping a positive attitude and being thankful.

Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.