Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

About This Quote

This quote from Mark Twain sums up the power of self-fulfillment. You can go out and buy a new car, a new house, a new job, a new dress, a new boyfriend, a new girlfriend—you can do anything you want to do in life—but if you don’t make your mind up to be happy, nothing will change that.

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