It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.

The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people.

Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are younger than you, learn new things, and have fun.

The seventy-five years and twenty million dollars expended on the Grant Study points to a straightforward five-word conclusion: Happiness is love. Full stop.

Joy is connection... The more areas in your life you can make connection, the better.

Anxiety and depression are the price you pay for a well-lived life.

Happiness is only the cart; love is the horse

If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope.

The recent years of the Grant Study have shown that our lives when we are old are the sum of all of our loves.

Whether we live to a vigorous old age lies not so much in our stars or in our genes but in ourselves.

It's very hard, for most of us to tolerate being loved.

It is funny that those who make the laws by which we are expected to live are usually the ones who have no regard for it.

Do you remember the wrestler Andre the Giant? Famous. He had acromegaly.

God's road for us may not be one that appears successful from our human vantage point, yet serves as part of his divine plan to fulfill his purposes in our lives.

It's like, 'Sorry I passed you an STD but I really enjoy your quirky web presence.'

Nearly all Italian officers speak French.

It always does seem to me that I am doing more work than I should do. It is not that I object to the work, mind you; I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I never went to school beyond the 3rd grade, but my mother taught me the difference between right and wrong.

You who make the laws, the vices and the virtues of the people will be your work.

Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.

If you want a fulfilled life, stop thinking about wealthy people and what they have and you don't. Stop thinking from a place of scarcity.