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Pursuit Of Happiness Quotes

Rethinking a famous phrase about chasing joy.

Several quotes here push back on the phrase itself, arguing there's no real pursuit of happiness, only the discovery of joy, while another insists fulfillment comes from the happiness of pursuit rather than the chase. Read alongside Hope quotes for a broader look at what people are actually chasing.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Happiness
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Nov 07, 2020

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.

Quotes by Malcolm Muggeridge

Happiness
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Nov 07, 2020

The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.

Quotes by Loretta Swit

Joy
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Nov 07, 2020

There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy.

Quotes by Joyce Grenfell

Happiness
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Nov 07, 2020

It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.

Quotes by Denis Waitley

Nov 07, 2020

There is something very unique in American iconography about this notion of the pursuit of happiness.

Quotes by David Henry Hwang

One line ties the phrase to the American Constitution and the right to seek the best life possible, a civic angle worth pairing with Desire and Identity quotes on this site.

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