--- title: "1 Choose to be happy Quotes By Scott Stabile" description: "1 Choose to be happy quotes by Scott Stabile. Plus more from Scott Stabile and more Choose to be happy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/scott-stabile-1367_belief_happiness-is-not-a-choice-or-we-d-all-be_3144198.jpg" --- > [“Happiness is not a choice, or we’d all be happy. Let’s stop putting unnecessary pressure on ourselves to be happy all the time, and to pretend we can choose to be happy whenever we want. That’s not how life works.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/happiness-is-not-a-choice-or-we-d-all-be-happy-let-s-stop-putting/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/286/scott-stabile-1367_belief_happiness-is-not-a-choice-or-we-d-all-be_3144198.jpg) ## More by Scott Stabile > [“She felt wild and unruly, determined and free.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/she-felt-wild-and-unruly-determined-and-free/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“What is true for you? What makes your heart smile? When do you feel most yourself? What do you love to do? Ask yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/what-is-true-for-you-what-makes-your-heart-smile-when-do-you-feel/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“I see you. I see your strength and courage, your hesitations and fears. I see the way you love others, and your struggle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/i-see-you-i-see-your-strength-and-courage-your-hesitations-and-fears/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“Shout out to the noisemakers. Our world needs your voices. Make noise for justice. Make noise for inclusion. Make noise for empathy. Make noise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/shout-out-to-the-noisemakers-our-world-needs-your-voices-make-noise/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/if-only-i-could-spend-all-my-days-surrounded-by-people-brave-enough/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“Love is not blind. Love sees everything and says yes to it all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/love-is-not-blind-love-sees-everything-and-says-yes-to-it-all/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“Your past and your pain will certainly impact you, but they don’t have to define you. You get to write your own definition.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/your-past-and-your-pain-will-certainly-impact-you-but-they-don-t-have/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“A little creativity can make something ordinary, extraordinary, and something extraordinary that much more so.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/a-little-creativity-can-make-something-ordinary-extraordinary-and/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“You don’t have to do the same things you’ve always done, if it no longer feels good to do them. Give yourself permission to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/you-don-t-have-to-do-the-same-things-you-ve-always-done-if-it-no/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“I've wasted a lot of time in my life waiting for good things to happen, rather than acting to make them happen. What I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/i-ve-wasted-a-lot-of-time-in-my-life-waiting-for-good-things-to/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“Friends...we can paralyze ourselves with the need to have all the details in order, with the desire to know all of the hows, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/friends-we-can-paralyze-ourselves-with-the-need-to-have-all-the/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“Let's never stop holding each other's hands. We all need to have our hand held sometimes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/let-s-never-stop-holding-each-other-s-hands-we-all-need-to-have-our/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“I don't know about you, but sometimes I need to remind myself to breathe. I have to close my eyes and concentrate, even force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/i-don-t-know-about-you-but-sometimes-i-need-to-remind-myself-to/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“We're not on the same page right now, but that's okay. Were still in the same story, and there's still so much more to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/we-re-not-on-the-same-page-right-now-but-that-s-okay-were-still-in/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) > [“She wished she liked him more. She wished she loved him less.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/she-wished-she-liked-him-more-she-wished-she-loved-him-less/) [Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choose-to-be-happy/scott-stabile/#itemlist", "name": "1 Choose to be happy Quotes By Scott Stabile", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Happiness is not a choice, or we’d all be happy. Let’s stop putting unnecessary pressure on ourselves to be happy all the time, and to pretend we can choose to be happy whenever we want. That’s not how life works. Sure, we can make choices that reflect a commitment to our well-being, and the more of these choices we make, the more likely we are to find ourselves feeling good more often. Healthy choices are within our power, and are important. 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