Quotes by Howard Cutler

“The purpose of the book isnt necessarily, Were all miserable and heres how to be happier, ... There are many people who are feeling very happy. But its addressed to people from the standpoint of whatever level of life satisfaction and contentment youre experiencing, its always possible through your own efforts to increase that level and improve upon it.”

“Whats so revolutionary about this stuff?”

“I completely agreed with him, ... These are basic human principles, when youre talking about kindness and compassion and the innate desire for happiness. But it still doesnt hurt talking about it ... You never know when its actually going to sink in and a person is going to implement it in their own lives.”

“Thirty percent of people rate themselves very happy, about 10 percent of people rate themselves as pretty miserable, and then most of us fall in the range somewhere between those points,”

“He has this ability to connect with you, to create rapport with people, ... Hes very warm and very friendly he has a good sense of humor, laughs very easily. Obviously, when you see somebody like that you can feel this happiness, and you want some of it yourself.”

“It didnt turn out that way, ... Over and over again he reminded me, things are not that simple. Theres no single key or magic bullet thats going to cure all human ills or difficulties or problems.”

“The type of Buddhist practices that I talk about in The Art of Happiness have to do with reconditioning ones way of thinking and ones outlook, and ones perception and how one relates to people, ... That type of thing, any Westerner can practice at any time.”