Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity.

Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail, but every day is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity.

You really have to begin by figuring out what kind of person you are. The tip is to really take a look at yourself.

People in religions that teach that believers in other faiths are condemned, for example, tend to have lower life satisfaction. People who believe in heaven and hell tend to be less happy than those believe only in heaven.

The days are long, but the years are short.

We need to have intimate, enduring bonds; we need to be able to confide; we need to feel that we belong; we need to be able to get support, and just as important for happiness, to give support. We need many kinds of relationships; for one thing, we need friends.

I'm a creature of routine, and I hate feeling incompetent, so I avoided novelty and challenge. Making an effort to push myself in that way has brought me surprising boost.