Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different. – Stacey Charter

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It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace. ― Chuck Palahniuk

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Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. - Kevyn Aucoin

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Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for. ― Immanuel Kant

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Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

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There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. – George Sand

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If you stay in the company of anger, pain, or hurt, happiness will find someone else to visit. Make the choice to view all of your past relationships as a gift. Throw out what hasn’t worked in the past and incorporate new concepts. Focus on being happy. ― Kristen Crockett

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The commencement of true happiness is the realization that your happiness begins with you. ― Ogwo David Emenike

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Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. – Mallory Hopkins

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I have what I have. And I am happy. I have lost what I’ve lost. And I am still happy. – Rupi Kaur

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