Quotes About Fulfillment

I have gotten closer to my dream life thanks to the

wealth itself does not really make one happy (above, of course, some subsistence level); but positive changes in wealth may

My only measure of success is how much time you have to kill.

not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that's what you are seeking.

They were financially free, and secure, not because of their means but because of their lack of wants.

Wealthy' is meaningless and has no robust absolute measure; use instead the subtractive measure 'unwealth,' that is, the difference, at any point in time, between what you have and what you would like to have.

people might prefer to do something other than maximize their economic interests.

when done right, the job allows considerable free time.

The way I see it," Miles went on, "it's no good hiding yourself away, like Pa and lots of other people. And it's no good just thinking of your own pleasure, either. People got to do something useful if they're going to take up space in the world.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed, they never dare to try. But I tell you, If music be the food of love, play on.

Chances are, when you were young, you were told, in effect, Listen, kid, here is the news: life is not about you. Life is not about what you want. What you want is not important. Life is about doing what others expect of you. If you accepted this idea, later on you wondered what had happened to your fire. Where had your enthusiasm for living gone?

Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender to guilt, but emancipation from guilt.

I am responsible for my own existence and happiness.

Instead of seeking self-esteem through consciousness, responsibility, and integrity, we may seek it through popularity, material acquisitions, or sexual exploits.

No one owes me the fulfillment of my wishes.

The tragedy of many people's lives is that, given a choice between being "right" and having an opportunity to be happy, they invariably choose being "right." That is the one ultimate satisfaction they allow themselves.

When a client in therapy says, "I don't feel entitled to be happy or successful," the meaning is, "I don't feel worthy as a human being.

Our motive is not to prove our worth, but to live our possibilities

The lower our self-esteem, the more urgent the need to "prove" ourselves—or to forget ourselves by living mechanically and unconsciously.

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

My happiness and self-realization are noble purposes.

The better I know and understand myself, the better the life I can create. Self-examination is an imperative of a fulfilled existence.

Self-concept is destiny. Or, more precisely, it tends to be.

I can fulfill the expectations of others and yet fail my own; I can win every honor and yet feel I have accomplished nothing;