Quotes About Fulfillment

You know, Nabby, there's mighty few pleasures in life to equal doing one's job. It is an act of love… -p. 131

Whenever I have endured or accomplished some difficult task -- such as watching television, going out socially or sleeping -- I always look forward to rewarding myself with the small pleasure of getting back to my typewriter and writing something.

What would you consider a good job? Answered as follows: A good job is one in which I don't have to work, and get paid a lot of money. When I heard that I cheered and yelled and felt that he should be given an A+, for he had perfectly articulated the American dream of those who despise knowledge. What a politician that kid would have made.

I've seen many people with status, but I'm still looking for a happy one. Status won't sit still under you; you have to continually fight to keep from sinking.

It lasted for a long time, I believe. A very long time. It was a great success, but even great successes come to a natural end.

But what could I want with riches? The true wealth is the love of one's people.

Noys se acercaba lentamente hacia sus brazos, había llegado el fin de la Eternidad... ...Y el comienzo del Infinito.

el eterno ideal era un hombre austero, que solo vivía para la misión a la que era destinado, para la mejora de la Realidad y para incrementar la suma de la felicidad humana.

Do you suppose the potter is content with mental creation? Do you suppose the idea is enough?

Besides, as I sometimes say, "Happiness is doing it rotten your own way.

It doesn't matter who 'rules.' Petruchio and Katherina are in love and so long as love exists, 'ruler' and 'ruled' lose their meaning. Petruchio looked only for money, and got love, too. Katherina looked for nothing and got love. It is completely happy ending.

Come sempre, quando mi succede qualcosa di propizio, chiesi al mio io interiore se ero finalmente felice. Ma mantenne un silenzio diplomatico. Pareva che avessi un grande talento nel soffrire, ma che nessun risultato potesse mai soddisfarmi

You only have one life, but if you live it well, that's enough. The only reality is now, today. What are you waiting for to be happy?

Because I have time to spare, and for the first time in my life nobody expects anything of me. I don't have to prove anything, I'm not rushing everywhere; each day is a gift I enjoy to the fullest.

La orice vârst? trebuie s? ai un scop în via??, aÈ™a se vindec? multe rele.

no debes seguir anclada al pasado y asustada por el futuro. Tienes una sola vida, pero si la vives bien, es suficiente.

As Sancho said, money does not buy happiness but it does buy nearly everything else.

I realized that she had simply fulfilled her mission in this life and that she had escaped another dimension where her spirit, finally free of its material burden, would be more at home

A muchas hijas nos ha tocado vivir la vida que nuestras madres no pudieron vivir.

When a man's earning his living doing things he doesn't like, he feels like a slave; when he's doing what he loves, he feels like a prince.

Because I have time to spare, and for the first time in my life nobody expects anything of me. I don't have to prove anything. I'm not rushing anywhere; each day is a gift I enjoy to the fullest.

There's a time to live and a time to die. In between there's time to remember. That is all I've done for these past days, silently filling in the missing details to complete this testament—a sentimental legacy, more than a material one.

Esta es la historia de una mujer y de un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvándose así de una existencia vulgar.

supe que simplemente había cumplido su misión en esta tierra y había volado a otra dimensión donde su espíritu, libre al fin de los lastres materiales, se sentiría más a gusto.