People Quotes by Gretchen Rubin

Happy people make people happy, but I can’t make someone be happy, and no one else can make me happy.

— Gretchen Rubin

Nothing,' wrote Tolstoy, 'can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.

— Gretchen Rubin

I love taxonomies, categories, ways of dividing people into groups.

— Gretchen Rubin

It's true that people do assume that people who are critical are smarter than people who are uncritical.

— Gretchen Rubin

What's fun for other people may not be fun for you- and vice versa.

— Gretchen Rubin

I love finding - or inventing - ways to categorize people.

— Gretchen Rubin

They say that people teach what they need to learn. By adopting the role of happiness teacher, if only for myself, I…

— Gretchen Rubin

People in religions that teach that believers in other faiths are condemned, for example, tend to have lower life satisfaction. People who…

— Gretchen Rubin

In general, religious people seem to be happier than non-religious people - under various definitions of "religiosity," such as church attendance or…

— Gretchen Rubin

People feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better.

— Gretchen Rubin

Many people keep photos in their homes, in their office, or in their wallet, and happy families tend to display large numbers…

— Gretchen Rubin

Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye…

— Gretchen Rubin

The 20-minute walk I take is better than the 3-mile run I never start. Having people over for take-out is better than…

— Gretchen Rubin

Happiness is hard because it's very subjective. I know the people that seem happiest to me, but whether they are actually -…

— Gretchen Rubin

When Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government fell in May 1940, the nation turned to Churchill. At last, his unique qualities were brought…

— Gretchen Rubin

Turns out that people who try new things, go new places, learn new skills, etc. are happier. This can be tough, because…

— Gretchen Rubin

What I've also noticed is the term happiness, or happy is intimidating to some people. Some people deny that it's even possible…

— Gretchen Rubin

Spending hours stressed out in front of the TV isn't the same as volunteering or donating. Feeling a high level of personal…

— Gretchen Rubin

I realize that in a happy life, making your bed should play a very small part, I don't know why this is…

— Gretchen Rubin

Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about not going…

— Gretchen Rubin

Take the perspective of a journalist or scientist. Really study what's around you. What are people wearing, what do the interiors of…

— Gretchen Rubin

A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to…

— Gretchen Rubin

Step by step, you make your way forward. That’s why practices such as daily writing exercises or keeping a daily blog can…

— Gretchen Rubin

Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it…

— Gretchen Rubin

One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make…

— Gretchen Rubin

People are powerfully moved by imagination, belief, and knowledge. They can consider the past and future. They can make changes in their…

— Gretchen Rubin

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things…

— Gretchen Rubin

Your unhappiness doesn't help anyone else - and in fact, as I mentioned in another answer, happy people are more altruistically inclined.…

— Gretchen Rubin

The number one resolution that people mention to me as something that's made them happier is - to my surprise - making…

— Gretchen Rubin

Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about [them], I…

— Gretchen Rubin

Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of…

— Gretchen Rubin

In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find…

— Gretchen Rubin

Getting control of stuff makes people feel like they have more control over their lives - maybe irrationally, but it's one of…

— Gretchen Rubin

People often assume that the same approach will work for everyone, that the same habits will work for everyone, and that everyone…

— Gretchen Rubin

We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good…

— Gretchen Rubin

It's hard to avoid 'unconscious overclaiming.' In unconscious overclaiming, we unconsciously overestimate our contributions relative to others. This makes sense, because we're…

— Gretchen Rubin

Work done by other people sounds easy. How hard can it be to take care of a newborn who sleeps 20 hours…

— Gretchen Rubin

There's also something about your bed; it's sort of a symbol of yourself and of your marriage, if you're married. Making your…

— Gretchen Rubin

If I can do something in less than one minute, I don't let myself procrastinate. I hang up my coat, put newspapers…

— Gretchen Rubin

One of the things that you see ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree on is that strong relationships are a key to…

— Gretchen Rubin