Quotation by

Groucho Marx

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Groucho Marx

Power

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The quote emphasizes that your feelings depend on your own decisions rather than outside circumstances, highlighting your control over your emotional state in the present moment. It also points out that since the past is gone and the future is uncertain, the only time you truly have to influence your happiness is right now.

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