That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that…

“No one tells you how precious and powerful moments of happiness and connection are when you are living through a nightmare.”

— Philip Gould

All moments of joy include an element of happiness. But not all moments of happiness include joy. Happiness often comes from drive reduction-avoidance of…

— Laurel Mellin

Nobody can be happy. You could have moments of happiness, moments of joy. But life is very difficult. Unless you're a total idiot. Then…

— Irvin Kershner

You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can’t expect years and years of it.

— Donatella Versace

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

— Ashley Montagu

Often, we don't recognize real moments of happiness in our lives because we've been expecting something different- something bigger or perhaps more dramatic.

— Joan Lunden

Smile and forget, but never regret the past moments of happiness.

— Anonymous

Happiness as a human condition is something I never believed in. I think there are moments of happiness. I don't think there is a…

— Amos Oz

“like a squirrel hoarding chestnuts, we should store up our moments of happiness and triumph so that in a crisis we can draw upon…

— Tim Sanders

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

— Simon Sinek

I think the difference between finding happiness, or moments of happiness, is how you choose to interpret things. That's a rather shocking responsibility. That…

— Natascha McElhone

“We should never voluntarily give up our moments of happiness.”

— Lucy Lyons

Moments of happiness are too short , time of sadness is age.

— Sadenss

It is difficult to experience moments of happiness if we are not aware of what it is we genuinely love.

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

Steal moments of happiness if you have to, and then collect them until they are the dominant images in your psyche.

— Chris Hardwick