Worthwhile Quotes - Page 30

• He chose a certain path in life, it proved to be a misguided one, but there, he chose it, he can say that at least. As for myself, I cannot even claim that. You see, I trusted. I trusted in his lorship's wisdom. All those years I served him, I trusted I was doing something worthwhile. I can't even say I made my own mistakes. Really - one has to ask oneself - what dignity is there in that?

  Kazuo Ishiguro

  Mistake, Years, Path

  Remains of the Day (1989)

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• Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the theme, the technique, or the research that makes the time spent on it worthwhile.

  David Morrell

  Book, Years, Technique

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• Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word.

  Portia de Rossi

  Meaningful, Average, Language

  Portia de Rossi (2011). “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

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• Dirk turned on the car wipers, which grumbled because they didn't have quite enough rain to wipe away, so he turned them off again. Rain quickly speckled the windscreen. He turned on the wipers again, but they still refused to feel that the exercise was worthwhile, and scraped and squeaked in protest.

  Douglas Adams

  Rain, Exercise, Car

  Douglas Adams (2016). “Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul”, p.388, Simon and Schuster

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• There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why,--when it did not seem worthwhile to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead; when life appeared to her like a grotesque pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation.

  Kate Chopin

  Depression, Sorry, Struggle

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• To think that only faultless people are worthwhile seems like an incredible exclusion of almost everything of deep value in the human saga. Sometimes I can't believe the narrowness that has been attributed to God in terms of what he would approve and disapprove.

  Marilynne Robinson

  Believe, Thinking, People

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• Apparently there is no profit in the unique, or not enough to make it worthwhile to preserve. Ultimately it drains the life out of us, and existentialism starts to make more and more sense.

  Lewis Black

  Unique, Existentialism, Enough

  Lewis Black (2005). “Nothing's Sacred”, p.215, Simon and Schuster

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  You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

  Charlie Chaplin

  Life, Smile, Cheer Up

  Song: Smile

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• Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

  Robert W. Service

  Inspirational, Success, Climbing

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• People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.

  David Attenborough

  Animal, Thinking, People

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• Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the 'time to be right' to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

  Napoleon Hill

  Waiting, Tools, May

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.107, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• There's nothing wrong in suffering, if you suffer for a purpose. Our revolution didn't abolish danger or death. It simply made danger and death worthwhile.

  H. G. Wells

  Suffering, Purpose, Revolution

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• Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it. In my day I was told women didn't go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn't.

  Gertrude B. Elion

  Motivational, Fear, Women

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• I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it.

  Edgar Winter

  Monday, Work, Doing Me

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• Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us free - our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our intelligence, our love of family and friends and country. All of these priceless possessions are free.

  Earl Nightingale

  Dream, Country, Family Love

  Robert C. Worstell, Earl Nightingale (2015). “How to Completely Change Your Life in 30 Seconds”, p.13, Lulu.com

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• Goals achieved with little effort are seldom worthwhile or lasting.

  John Wooden

  Art, Goal, Effort

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• We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile.

  Deepak Chopra

  Love, Caring, Joy

  Deepak Chopra (2010). “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams”, p.76, Amber-Allen Publishing

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• I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy.

  John F. Kennedy

  Military, Pride, Men

  Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.620, Best Books on

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• If you just do something, then you're a five-year wonder and, goodbye, you're gone. But if people feel it's worthwhile, not only do they copy but they want to learn how to do it To me, that's what it's all about. If someone were to ask me, 'What's the number one thing, in essence, that you left behind?' It was the teaching of others so that they could take my work and take it further.

  Vidal Sassoon

  Goodbye, Teacher, Work

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• There is an integrity to INXS, in the music, that makes it worthwhile.

  Michael Hutchence

  Integrity

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I have come to one firm conviction after these many years of trying to figure out the plain truth of things. The best chance for achieving peace and prosperity, for the maximum number of people worldwide, is to pursue the cause of liberty. If you find this to be a worthwhile message, spread it throughout the land.

  Ron Paul

  Years, Land, Maximum Number

  Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012

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• Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

  John C. Maxwell

  Success, Perseverance, Determination

  John C. Maxwell (2014). “Success: One Day at a Time”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Ignore the junk news - work on a worthwhile project, make a plan, or do something to enhance your life.

  Jeffrey Gitomer

  Junk, News, Projects

  Jeffrey Gitomer (2014). “The Sales Bible, New Edition: The Ultimate Sales Resource”, p.59, John Wiley & Sons

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• Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.

  Andre Maurois

  Life, Motivational, Real

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• Making a living and having a life are not the same thing. Making a living and making a life that's worthwhile are not the same thing. Living the good life and living a good life are not the same thing. A job title doesn't even come close to answering the question. "What do you do?".

  Robert Fulghum

  Life, Jobs, Titles

  Robert Fulghum (2010). “It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It”, p.65, Ivy Books

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