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title: "11 Happiness Decision Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Happiness is a decision I must make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/happiness-is-a-decision-i-must-make/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [Happiness is a decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-fox/happiness-is-a-decision/)

[Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-fox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/michael-j-fox-1653_decision_happiness-is-a-decision-1318509_1318509.jpg)

> [The key to happiness is the decision to be happy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-key-to-happiness-is-the-decision-to-be-happy/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“Happiness is a decision and so as Love. If you decide to be happy then you're happy. If you decide to love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-marie-aguilar/happiness-is-a-decision-and-so-as-love-if-you-decide-to-be-happy-then/)

[Ann Marie Aguilar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-marie-aguilar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/ann-marie-aguilar-20653_happiness_happiness-is-a-decision-and-so-as-love-i_2015840.jpg)

> [Your Happiness is who you are and your decision about your life is the ultimate decision and goal for you in life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemmy-nola/your-happiness-is-who-you-are-and-your-decision-about-your-life-is/)

[Kemmy Nola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemmy-nola/)

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> [“Happiness Is Not A Destination. Happiness Is A Decision. Decide On The Reality You Want To Live!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesam-fawzi/happiness-is-not-a-destination-happiness-is-a-decision-decide-on-the/)

[Wesam Fawzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesam-fawzi/)

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> [It might sound trite, but happiness is a decision not a destination, and my choices now are all based on whether not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suw-charman-anderson/it-might-sound-trite-but-happiness-is-a-decision-not-a-destination/)

[Suw Charman-Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suw-charman-anderson/)

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> [Happiness is a decision, not an experience. You can decide to be happy without what you thought you needed in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neale-donald-walsch/happiness-is-a-decision-not-an-experience-you-can-decide-to-be-happy/)

[Neale Donald Walsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neale-donald-walsch/)

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> [Usually we try to figure out what we think would make us happy, and then try to make those things happen. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/usually-we-try-to-figure-out-what-we-think-would-make-us-happy-and/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“A dear friend of mine recently asked me how did I find happiness after all that i have been through? After thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-passaro/a-dear-friend-of-mine-recently-asked-me-how-did-i-find-happiness/)

[John Passaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-passaro/)

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> [“I watched him skip down the trail and felt annoyed by all this joy; then I wondered why I couldn't be that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-roberts/i-watched-him-skip-down-the-trail-and-felt-annoyed-by-all-this-joy/)

[Suzanne Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-roberts/)

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