“It's not "H-A-P-P-Y-N-E-S-S" Happiness is spelled with an "I" instead...” – Christopher Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

Christopher Gardner Jaden Smith

(about the spelling mistakes in the graffiti of a building)

It's not "H-A-P-P-Y-N-E-S-S" Happiness is spelled with an "I" instead of a "Y"

Oh, okay. Is "****" spelled right?

Um, yes. "****" is spelled right but you shouldn't use that word.

Why? What's it mean?

It's, um, an adult word used to express anger and, uh, other things. But it's an adult word. It's spelled right, but don't use it.

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