Sentence examples for happy instead of from inspiring English sources

Although the danger of paternalism always accompanies that point of view, Bok faces it squarely: lawmakers using the findings of happiness research "are relying on persuasive evidence of what will make constituents happy instead of accepting what people mistakenly think will promote their well-being".

"The smiles on their faces," he adds, referring to the male and female models, "are happy instead of sexy".

"But you have to have some color, some wonderful thing that's going to make you happy instead of making you sad.

I would have been happy instead of turning to the stage, to write, to paint, to dance, or, like my mother, to play the piano beautifully".

Why doesn't it occur to them that they'd attract a heck of a lot more customers by making them happy instead of miserable?

If we are trusted, then we feel more independent and grown-up, so we are going to come home happy, instead of sitting on the phone all night.

It'll make you so much happier!" Instead of pouring toxic Scotch into himself every night to numb his stress, he could've rocked the stress out of himself like I do every night -- by just groovin' for fun.

But she found Mr. Burke's voice mail message genuine and disarming, especially the British practice of saying "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas".

Some years later, he began calling me every Dec. 28 to say, "Happy birthday," instead of on the correct date, Dec. 27.

"Eat Dem Taters" was van Gogh's "The Potato Eaters" done in blackface, with stereotypically happy darkies instead of glum Dutch coal miners.

(O'Reilly himself frequently asks his viewers to boycott businesses that offend him, such as department stores whose employees wish customers "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas").