Eli Bauer > Eli's Quotes

“Happiness," wrote Yeats, "is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing." Contemporary researchers make the same argument: that it isn't goal attainment but the process of striving after goals-that is, growth-that brings happiness.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“What you do everyday matters more than what you do once in a while.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love