Blame Quote by Richard Siken

So, you're telling me that no matter what, you can't be happy? Well, darling, it's no wonder you're miserable. It's what you want...So then…

— Elizabeth Scott

I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

What's the point in ever trying to be happy when the very pursuit of happiness is what makes you miserable.*

— Anonymous

Wanting something to make you happy is a sure way to be miserable.

— Mooji

Nothing can take your joy; you have to give it away. You're in complete control of your happiness.

— Joel Osteen

If happiness is what you’re after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though,…

— Matthew McConaughey

I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.

— Orson Welles

I'm not miserable; please don't misunderstand me. I have a lovely life.

— Debbie Rowe

In life the joys are not in doing things to make yourself happy, but the pleasure in seeing a smile on someone's face that…

— Rashida Rowe

“People always talk about the difference between joy and happiness. I’ve decided the big difference is that joy hurts. Happiness is a wonderful feeling…

— Melanie Dale

I'm not miserable, but I can't not be angry.

— Kelly Reichardt

Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain…

— Shan Sa