Whether we live to a vigorous old age lies not so much in our stars or in our genes but in ourselves.

- George Vaillant

If you want to treat an illness that has no easy cure, first of all, treat them with hope.

- George Vaillant

Joy is connection... The more areas in your life you can make connection, the better.

- George Vaillant

We can laugh from either joy or happiness, but we weep only from grief or joy...Without the pain of farewell, there is no joy in reunion...without th…

- George Vaillant

Anxiety and depression are the price you pay for a well-lived life.

- George Vaillant

Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are…

- George Vaillant

The seventy-five years and twenty million dollars expended on the Grant Study points to a straightforward five-word conclusion: Happiness is love. Fu…

- George Vaillant

It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.

- George Vaillant

The recent years of the Grant Study have shown that our lives when we are old are the sum of all of our loves.

- George Vaillant