A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ››As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances. ››Every man is where he is by the law of his being; the thoughts which he has built into his character have brought him there. ››People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be ... whether they'll admit that or not. ››The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence. ››Life is not easy for any of us. Early on in life I decided that I would not be vanquished and that I would remain cheerful in the face of circumstances. ››
