Happiness quotes

“You know, you would be a much more contented, pleasant person if you would find ways to occupy your time.”
Olympia Dukakis - Clairee Belcher

“- Joan: I think a woman's place is to make a man happy, not to ask questions and be curious.
- Mlle. Rosay: My dear, you shouldn't have any trouble whatsoever in getting an husband.”
Michèle Morgan - Joan
May Robson - Mlle. Rosay

“It was the first time my father ever kissed me. I felt so happy I could float.”
Andrew Bennett - Narrator

“- Jay Murphy: You're an idiot.
- Max Abbitt: Yet you're the one in therapy.
- Jay Murphy: You're the one who should be.
- Max Abbitt: Maybe you can get me in! I've always wanted to pay a hundred bucks an hour to talk myself out of being happy.”
Jason Lee - Jay Murphy
David Schwimmer - Max Abbitt

“He's a font of misplaced rage. Name your cliché; mother held him too much or not enough, last picked at kickball, late night sneaky uncle, whatever. Now he's so angry moments of levity actually cause him pain; gives him headaches. Happiness, for that gentleman, hurts.”

Steve Buscemi - Garland 'The Marietta Mangler' Greene

“- Almásy: When were you most happy?
- Katharine Clifton: Now.
- Almásy: And when were you least happy?
- Katharine Clifton: Now.”
Ralph Fiennes - Almásy
Kristin A. Scott Thomas - Katharine Clifton

“I could die now, and I wouldn't be sad.”
Geoffrey Wigdor - Young John

“You don’t have to be embarrassed by me anymore. I’m rich! Isn’t that what you want? Isn’t it great? Are we happy now?”
Ethan Hawke - Finnegan Bell

“My life is as good as an Abba song. It's as good as Dancing Queen.”
Toni Collette - Muriel Heslop

“- Rick Jarmin: What does it matter to you - you're happily married?
- Marianne Graves: I'm not.
- Rick: Not happy?
- Marianne Graves: Not married.”
Mel Gibson - Rick Jarmin
Goldie Hawn - Marianne Graves

“I envy every woman I see on the street. I envy them. They're happy. They make their husbands' happy. They lead normal, happy lives.”

Simone Simon - Irena Dubrovna Reed

“Grownup guys are happy in the morning when they wake up. My dad's so happy, he whistles when he goes to the bathroom. The only time he isn't happy is on Sunday morning when he and my mom wrestle. They kind of like to be alone when they do that. I think it's 'cause they take off their shirts and then they start to make funny noises.”
Mason Gamble - Dennis Mitchell

“I loved them too much to get in the way of their happiness.”

Matthew Modine - Thomas P. Johnson

“- Martha Strabel Van Cleve: Why did you ever come into my life?
- Henry Van Cleve: To make you happy. To hold you in my arms forever.”
Gene Tierney - Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Don Ameche - Henry Van Cleve

“Christ, I keep seeing it: Carol lying there. Her face was glowing.”

Craig Wasson - Jake Scully

“People like us are born in little houses and die in little houses, and we've got to find happiness somewhere in between.”
Denis Colin Leary - Francis 'Frank' O'Brien

“Happiness is something I know nothing about.”
Laurence Olivier - "Maxim" de Winter

“When we first moved to this town, my son was... very unhappy. And then he found Buddy here. And Buddy's given him somebody to look forward to. Please, please, don't take Buddy away from my son.”

Wendy Makkena - Jackie Framm

“- Carol Ann: I love you Ms. Vida Boheme!
- Vida: [hugs Carol Ann] I've waited my whole life to hear those words said to that name. And I'm very, very, very happy that you're the one to say them.”
Stockard Channing - Carol Ann
Patrick Swayze - Vida

“- Mitzuko: Jun... why do you always have such a sad face? Are you unhappy?
- Jun: I'm very happy. That's just the way my face is.”

Yûki Kudô - Mitsuko
Masatoshi Nagase - Jun

“- Joy: Hello, I'm Joy.
- Tony Manero: And I'm happiness!”
Sarah M. Miles - Joy
John Travolta - Tony Manero

“I'm happy. No more Wagner.”

John Rhys-Davies - Dogati

“I'm so happy, I'm so happy! Nobody can be so happy without being punished.”

Greta Garbo - Nina Ivanovna Yakushova aka Ninotchka

“Will it be any comfort to you to know that when you're gone my only happiness will be in knowing I'm sharing your loneliness?”

Charles Boyer - Duc de Praslin

“I'd want to tell him that I cherished the time we spent together, and I never expected anything from him. Even if I only saw him for a few moments, it made me happy. And I'd want to tell him that I love him and that I'll always love him. And... no matter what happens on this world, I know he tried his best to help us.”

Margot Kidder - Lois Lane