The Pursuit To Happiness Quotes Novels & Stories

“Anthony Hamilton once said, ‘I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory.’ and it is with this quote by which I live daily. It is the mantra I repeat when I get out of bed and drive to school; it is the mantra I repeat in my head while I am getting beaten down by people who think they know who I am and judge me by my preferences. And it is one of the two quotes I will leave you with today.” “We didn’t know what to expect when we stepped into high school, and now we take those same steps into our new lives to achieve our hopes and dreams. We leave the walls where we share some of our best memories and some

I paused, answering frankly, "Just thinking about what to do in the future." "Cleaning and cooking. What else can you do?" he scoffed. His casual jab didn't rattle me. I was used to it. For eight years, I had dropped everything for him. My life had been centered around him. I had forgotten the dreamer I once was. Eight years back, my mom was dying. When I desperately needed money, Gideon showed up with a contract, offering five million dollars for me to marry him and help him deal with the opponents in his family.

Who would have thought that the happiness I was chasing all my life could be found in the very person I least expected to love? The End

"You're my daughter. And you should remember that you're not a martyr, okay? I'm not telling you to be selfish. But sometimes, it's okay to be." I want to be happy, but if it costs another's happiness...I don't think I deserve to rejoice at all... But Papa is right. I am no martyr. "Remember, aut inveniam viam aut faciam." Papa told me this a lot of times. It's a Latin quote. I shall either find a way, or make one. I couldn't sleep properly that night. Everything was being absorbed into my brain. What happens next? Will I be stuck in this chapter of my life? Or should I find a way?

"You’re amazing, woman. Magnificent, talented. Sexy, beautiful, kind-hearted. And you keep getting better. So why not feel whole and happy?" He ran his hands through his hair. "I might regret saying this someday, but you need to hear it: if you and I never end up together again—" He dragged his palms down his face and exhaled. "I’ll be at peace knowing that, married or not, alone or not, you chose happiness for yourself. Look at me, Delu." His hands returned to my face. "Promise me you’ll chase happiness. If it’s not with Hynes, then leave him and be free. Enjoy your joy, damn it! I’m sure no one regrets that. Look at me, Delu. Don’t look away. Promise me."

Violet said while shaking her head. “Single but still happy,” Cindy said. “You two are happy, and we are both lonely people for life.” Jessica looked pitiful. “There is no love, the ideal is happiness. Happiness is the feeling, the realization of dreams and ambitions. Happiness is sometimes achieving what you want such as wealth, advancement in work, and a stable life. Or sometimes, happiness is going home with food to eat, work to do, and someone to wait for. In short, everyone has the right to choose their own happiness.”

Are you going to threaten me with suicide again? I brushed the dust off my luggage and asked while enunciating each word, "Who told you that I'm going to kill myself?" Heartless people like Emil and Sarah could live good lives, and it wasn't easy for me to get a second shot at life. Why should I kill myself? Emil snickered and said nothing. His eyes were full of disdain. Following closely behind him, Sarah said, "Penny, you can just tell Emil nicely that you would like to attend his birthday party.

Mira fired a few questions in a row although she was most interested in thge last one. “Dream….” Jack pursed his lips as he thought seriously “Previously, I didn’t have any. Life was ordinary. I had work, food on the table and a family to go to.” Jack paused “Then after we got married, every time I saw your giving your all to that man… I started to wish, if I could get that …” “Sorry Jack…” Mira truly regretted her pigheadedness. “It’s fine. At least, I have my dream come true.” Jack chuckled before adding seriously “Now, I want to hold on to this happiness forever.”

“Elliot once told me his favorite quote was from an ancient history class he took to impress a girl.” A few people in the crowd chuckled. Lori could remember how she had fell on the floor laughing after learning he had sat through at least two ancient history classes to impress a girl, the thought alone brought tears to her eyes. He didn’t even get the girl, but he could remember the quote. Apparently it was the only thing that stuck in the two hour class. “The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus said, ‘There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.’

Sometimes he stood there imagining a simpler life, though he never allowed the thought to linger long enough to become regret. From one extreme of impoverished existence to the other in a relentless, meaningless pursuit of happiness, Theodore often wondered whether success was merely another form of survival disguised as victory. He possessed wealth, influence, and control over industries that shaped the city’s future, yet the silence that followed him home each night felt heavier than any burden he had carried in poverty. How clever of fate to crown his efforts with everything except the one thing he truly wanted. Happiness remained an abstract concept, elusive and intangible, something he