I am an eternal optimist. Being happy is a choice. And you can make that choice every day, if you want to. Brittany Murphy More Quotes by Brittany Murphy More Quotes From Brittany Murphy Everybody has difficult years, but a lot of times the difficult years end up being the greatest years of your whole entire life, if you survive them. Brittany Murphy year-endendsyears I think the key to happiness is allowing ourselves to not feel bad or guilty for feeling it, and letting it be contagious. And to not be dependent on other people to create your own happiness. Brittany Murphy keyspeoplethinking Sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it. Because if we actually felt how much we love them, it would kill us. That doesn't make you a bad person. It just means your heart's too big. Brittany Murphy heartmeanpeople I'm a clean freak and a germaphobe - I have hand sanitizer in my pocket. Brittany Murphy freakpocketshands The older I get, the more I embrace my own idiosyncrasies. Brittany Murphy brittanyembracemy-own Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important. Brittany Murphy importantchoiceslistening Yeah, I'm a giver. I've learned to be selective of the people in my world, because if I love someone, I will give them my blood, whatever they need. In doing so, one can end up with little left for themselves. Brittany Murphy givingbloodpeople Cherish the good, learn from the bad Brittany Murphy cherish I did learn one great lesson from a past relationship, and that was to never talk about relationships in print again because I'd rather live my private life than read about it. Brittany Murphy printlessonspast I'd love to be a man for a day, just to see what it's like. Brittany Murphy be-a-manmen I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven for artists, for directors and for writers and actors to do what they do best and let them have final edit. I'd like to build something to that effect. Brittany Murphy safe-havenartistdream My trouble is I talk first and think later. Brittany Murphy troublefirststhinking I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people. Brittany Murphy citiesmemoriespeople I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year. You can do that any time you please - not that it's not a good inspirational tactic for the people that it works for. Brittany Murphy new-yearyearsthinking After a breakup, it takes a couple weeks for the fog to settle, but it's always a period of self-priority and growth. Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them. Brittany Murphy moving-onbreakupbreak-up Over the past year I'vediscovered if you keep on giving and giving, you end up losing yourself. I think that learning to give and receive is the trick. Perfect happiness is also a feeling, and the most amazing thing is that we were all born with the gift to make it happen in a heartbeat. Putting on certainmusic, reading something can make us feel a certain way. I think the key to happiness is allowing ourselves to not feel bad or guilty for feeling it, and letting it be contagious. And to not be dependent on other people to create your own happiness. Brittany Murphy readingpastthinking You actually can make it, no matter what. I truly am a firm believer in that. Eminem's living proof. Brittany Murphy firmproofmatter If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life. Brittany Murphy this-lifemomdone I'm trying to figure out the trick of working to live as opposed to living to work, but I don't know if I've quite stumbled upon it just yet. Brittany Murphy tricksfigurestrying It's always been my mom and I against the world. Brittany Murphy my-mommomworld