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The more people have, the less content they seem to be. In America, the cultural expectation that we're to be happy all the time and our children are to be happy all the time is toxic, and I think that really gets in the way of emotional well-being.

— Andrew Weil

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✓Similar Perspectives

It's a really skewed part of our culture that happiness is the end-all be-all. The people that force themselves to be happy all the time often end up being the most broken.

— Mary Lambert

Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp.

— Robert Baden-Powell

Not enough people in this world are happy.

— Karen Carpenter

I look at life and I see some very happy relationships, but I also see the vast majority as not being that happy.

— Hugh Grant

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I think a lot of the world searches in vain for happiness in ways that will not bring them happiness.

— Shay Carl

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.

— Benjamin Spock

Happiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappiness. But we have to find the balance. My own thoughts are that parenting is very personal. And we all feel enormous insecurity about parenting. What are they going to think of us 20 years down the line?

— Amy Chua

We've just learned how to balance ourselves a little better so that we're happier way more of the time than not, and, you know, being happy is a radical and desirable act if you ask me.

— Anthony Kiedis

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

— Abraham Lincoln

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