Worthwhile Quotes - Page 8

• The greatest work in all the world is the building of men and women of character. Without character there is not much that is worthwhile.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Character, Men, World

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• Discipline, as understood by a warrior, is creative, open, and produces freedom. It is the ability to face the unknown, transforming the feeling of knowing into reverent astonishment; of considering things that exceed the scope of our habits, and daring to face the only war that is worthwhile: The battle for awareness.

  Carlos Castaneda

  War, Knowing, Discipline

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• Busy is good, isn't it? Busy means we're hard at it, achieving our ends or "goals." Haven't had time to stop, or look around or think. That's considered the sign of a life well lived ... Suppose, though, you're not sure that what you're doing is at all worthwhile. Suppose you blundered into it over a spoonful of lime pickle. It's easy, it pays quite well. But really it's a distraction. It stops you thinking about what you ought to be doing.

  Sebastian Faulks

  Mean, Thinking, Goal

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• People are gonna think that MTV censored me, and they really didn't. I really wanted to try to make a show that didn't rely on offensive, edgy material because I think it was an exercise in trying to write without that. Because I see that as a crutch sometimes and I want to know that I can do something funny and worthwhile without that. And also make a show that my parents would like and that kids could watch with their parents.

  Bo Burnham

  Writing, Kids, Exercise

  Source: www.uloop.com

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• None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspiration, Ninety Nine, Needs

  "Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel & Charles Lindbergh". Book by James D. Newton, 1987.

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• I would like to mention some preparations that were required of me. The first preparation is to take a right attitude toward life. This means, stop being an escapist! Stop being a surface liver who stays right in the froth of the surface. There are millions of these people, and they never find anything really worthwhile. Be willing to face life squarely and get down beneath the surface of life where the verities and realities are to be found. That's what we are doing here now.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Attitude, Mean, Reality

  Peace Pilgrim (1981). “Steps Toward Inner Peace”, p.5, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• Eventually every man gotta face the problem of tryin' to figger if it's worthwhile to prove that he is himself.

  Walt Kelly

  Men, Faces, Problem

  "Pogo". Comic strip by Walt Kelly, 1948 - 1975.

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• To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.

  Nelson Mandela

  Believe, Men, Suffering

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

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• Good work, like good talk or any other form of worthwhile human relationship, depends upon being able to assume an extended shared world.

  Stefan Collini

  World, Able, Assuming

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• For the past three years, the CIVIX Student Budget Consultation has helped us to better understand the most pressing national issues for young Canadians. I am delighted to note that on key issues, such as balancing the budget, debt reduction, and lowering taxes, we stand in step with the thousands of students who participated in this initiative from coast to coast to coast. I want to thank the students and teachers for investing their time and energy in this worthwhile initiative. Their enthusiastic participation inspires great hope for Canada's future.

  Kevin Sorenson

  Teacher, Past, Years

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• Connecting with people, getting things done - that's what makes the travel worthwhile.

  Tim Finchem

  People, Done, Connecting

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• My great joy is to give form to reality. Music is a great release, a great enjoyment to me. Eventually I'd like to write something of great importance. That's my ambition - to write something worthwhile.

  Jim Morrison

  Writing, Ambition, Reality

  "When You’re Strange" by Daniel Nester, www.poetryfoundation.org. October 19, 2011.

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• Writers tend to work early in the morning, or late at night, when brains are naturally able to focus deeply on one thought. In the middle of the day, distractions are unavoidable. I wonder if anything worthwhile has ever been written in the afternoon.

  Scott Adams

  Morning, Night, Focus

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• It is therefore worthwhile, to search out the bounds between opinion and knowledge; and examine by what measures, in things, whereof we have no certain knowledge, we ought to regulate our assent, and moderate our persuasions.

  John Locke

  Opinion, Persuasion, Certain Knowledge

  John Locke (1996). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.5, Hackett Publishing

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• The inexpressible is the only thing that is worthwhile.

  Jerome Frank

  Expression

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• Of all the things that it is possible to donate, to donate your own body is infinitely more worthwhile.

  William Jones

  Body, Helping, Public Service

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• To evoke the classic period of Italian cinema in a little film seemed like a great, fun thing to do. I had relations to that period. I had known Fellini and I had known Antonioni. I had made a movie with Antonioni and I had visited Fellini in his studios. So, it seemed like something worthwhile doing. You bring yourself to that mythical cinema.

  Wim Wenders

  Fun, Italian, Littles

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• We wanted to show people what it was like in one of those neighbourhoods that they would never have access to, in bars that they would be too scared to go into, and a world that they would never get to see. All of that is something really unusual and rare and kind of fascinating. And the only way to do that and to make it really worthwhile was that it had to be authentic. We dedicated a lot of time and energy to making that right and real. So we found basically the worst locations that we could.

  Ben Affleck

  Real, People, Energy

  Interview with Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy.

  St. Jerome

  Devil, Busy

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• Enthusiasm is the key not only to the achievement of great things but to the accomplishment of any thing that is worthwhile.

  Samuel Goldwyn

  Keys, Accomplishment, Achievement

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• If a life can have a 'theme-song' - and I believe every worthwhile one has - mine is [best] expressed in one word: Individualism.

  Ayn Rand

  Song, Believe, Individualism

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• Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible.

  Vince Lombardi

  Pay The Price, Pay

  Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.61, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that's worthwhile. Otherwise, you're just doodling. It's much easier when you're just told what you have to do.

  John Hurt

  Jobs, Self, Discipline

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• The sincere effort to accept and promote the human values - Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Non-Violence and Love. These five values are a essential for a full and worthwhile life as the five vital airs or pranas mentioned in the scriptures.

  Sathya Sai Baba

  Air, Effort, Scripture

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• It's harder to reveal sides of yourself that make you vulnerable but it's another muscle that can be developed and one that I think is worthwhile. That said, everyone finds their style. It's personal.

  Ted Alexandro

  Thinking, Style, Sides

  "Laughing at something is a form of accepting it, or at least making peace with it". Interview with Chris Cobb, logger.believermag.com. September 19, 2014.

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