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I grew up with nothing, and I know that I don't need anything to be happy. We were wearing second-hand clothing and eating leftovers, and I was so happy. Five-star hotels and private pick-ups hasn't changed that.

— Lukas Forchhammer

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

While I didn't have everything that I wanted, I was still a happy kid.

— Goran Ivanisevic

A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.

— Yanni

I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.

— Jessie J

Good-quality travel and good-quality food are the two luxuries that I never have any guilt indulging in.

— Charlie Hunnam

We all have a hungry heart, and one of the things we hunger for is happiness. So as much as I possibly could, I stayed where I was happy. I spent a great deal of time in my younger years just writing and reading, walking around the woods in Ohio, where I grew up.

— Mary Oliver

I still love things that you don't even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.

— Maria Sharapova

I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.

— Joey Ramone

When I was very little, I probably wanted to be more normal. I probably wanted the Laura Ashley bedroom, and instead I got thrift-store everything.

— Miranda July

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've grown up a lot, and I've realized that what I need to make myself happy is the people around you.

— Jessie J

I grew up in a happy household.

— Kristen Stewart