Quotes About Fulfillment

When I kicked in the first TV – a nineteen-inch Magnavox with wicker speaker panels – it felt like the most perfect thing I had done in a long time. And there's nothing like the feeling of perfection that will inspire repeated behavior

He was on the verge of obtaining his heart's dream, perhaps; a more alarming prospect than the verge of one's own death. For after all death, whatever else it may be when it comes to us, is not going to be a disappointment.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.

It [money] doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water--whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.

Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.

He promised to love me. And for once in my life, I'm going to do the impractical, unwise, ill-advised thing. I'm going to make a decision based upon the feeling I have in my heart, and not what looks good on paper or makes anyone else happy. I'm going to do something for me, and I'll live with whatever Ciro brings into my life and be happy that I did.

For Ciro, Enza would sacrifice, fight to put food on the table, worry and fret over babies, and live life in full. She had only one life to share, and one heart to give the man who most deserved it. If she took Ciro on, she was in for a struggle compared to her life with Vito, but the love of all loves was worth it.

When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.

If you're lucky, and you're like me, you'll be old much longer than you are young, and you will enjoy the wisdom that comes from experience. But you have to plan for that. That's why it's important to find something you love to do.

I think it's important to be able to make something, whether it's shoes or sausage. Food, clothing, and shelter are the basic needs of all people. If you master a trade that serves one of those needs, you will work for a lifetime.

He just likes to have fun, Papa. That's not a quality that gets you far in life.

You might need to walk into happiness, like it's a joint, and once you're inside, you own it.

It's never enough, Ciro. Never enough. Believe me, eventually, you run out of ways to make a woman happy.

When you find your purpose in life, it changes you. You see things differently. More clearly. You love more and better. You solve problems and are able to help others solve theirs because you stand in strength.

Love yourself. That's the greatest adventure. When you love yourself, you want to find your purpose, something only you can do in the way only you can do it. Make things. Create. And if a man comes along—and believe me, he will—the relationship is already off to a good start because both of you love the same person. You. Lucky him.

It's important to accept a happy life when it's presented to you. The only time you can go wrong is when you make a decision to please others and not yourself.

There's nothing sad about loving someone so much that nothing makes sense without him. It's the definition of joy.

Dream until your dreams come true.

Dream until your dreams come true - Aerosmith

Bethink thee of the adage, 'Call none blest, till peaceful death have crowned a life of weal.

Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man fortunate.

Let there be wealth without tears; enough for the wise man who will ask no further.

Keep your place in life and your place will keep you