Quotes About Fulfillment

I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.

Early in the winter of 2002, I gave my life to the Lord. Before I was one, I always thought being a Christian would be boring. In reality, it has been the complete opposite.

It was such a joy to be an actor on 'The Wire.'

On the high wire, within months, I'm able to master all the tricks they do in the circus, except I am not satisfied.

I had opportunities to be a lot more successful, but for some reason or other - the way I was particularly genetically wired - I turned down a lot of opportunities.

We're wired somehow to want to be part of something bigger. And we quest to understand what our role is.

Every human being was wired with the desire for happiness. And we will try different things all in the pursuit of that feeling.

The soul's joy lies in doing.

The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly.

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of the things that in our heart of hearts we wish we had - outside of us.

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.

The sexes were made for each other, and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the fullness of health and duty and happiness to be expected.

We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not.

I want to end up like Judi Dench. I want to have nice consistent work, doing lovely things, no matter how big or small they might be. I'd like to turn into a wise old thing.

It's been a great run. I've done everything I can do announcing wise.

I don't think I have reached that stage where I can evaluate my career. I still have a long way to go. All I wish for now is to make sensible moves and to choose wisely. It doesn't matter if there are gaps between films, as long as the ones I do give me the satisfaction of having done something good.

I'm not desperate anymore or feeling weird about myself because I'm not working in this business. I'm older and wiser, and there's a lot more to life.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.

I wish for a world where people understand that life is short. So today's the time to do big things.

I wish I had started to play the ukulele much earlier in life.

Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.

If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment.