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> [Somehow it is the male's duty to put the best years of his life into work he doesn't like in order that he may "retire" and enjoy himself as soon as he is too old to do so. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/somehow-it-is-the-male-s-duty-to-put-the-best-years-of-his-life-into/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

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## More by Sterling Hayden

> [“The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked with dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/the-dreams-of-youth-grow-dim-where-they-lie-caked-with-dust-on-the/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/a-sailing-ship-is-no-democracy-you-don-t-caucus-a-crew-as-to-where/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I think my opinion of Hollywood must stem from my own, philosophy as a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-think-my-opinion-of-hollywood-must-stem-from-my-own-philosophy-as-a/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [There's nothing wrong with being an actor, if that's what a man wants. But there's everything wrong with achieving an exalted status, simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-being-an-actor-if-that-s-what-a-man-wants/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [“To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/to-be-truly-challenging-a-voyage-like-a-life-must-rest-on-a-firm/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [Once I tried to do Jack London's 'Sea Wolf' as a picture. I wanted to film most of the scenes at sea but ran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/once-i-tried-to-do-jack-london-s-sea-wolf-as-a-picture-i-wanted-to/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I realize now that it is a serious business requiring honest, hard work. The first time Hollywood was served up to me on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-realize-now-that-it-is-a-serious-business-requiring-honest-hard/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I live and work for the pure enjoyment of being alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-live-and-work-for-the-pure-enjoyment-of-being-alive/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [Normality is boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/normality-is-boring/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I feel sometimes as though I've never grown up. And that's great, because it means there are still possibilities. Nothing's free. You pay for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-feel-sometimes-as-though-i-ve-never-grown-up-and-that-s-great/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I am an expert in loneliness and have wandered around a great deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-am-an-expert-in-loneliness-and-have-wandered-around-a-great-deal/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [“To be truly challenging, a voyage,like a life,must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/to-be-truly-challenging-a-voyage-like-a-life-must-rest-on-a-firm-2/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I've always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but I can't afford it. What these men can't afford is not to go. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-ve-always-wanted-to-sail-to-the-south-seas-but-i-can-t-afford-it/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I don't think I'll have to kill her. Just slap that pretty face into hamburger meat, that's all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-don-t-think-i-ll-have-to-kill-her-just-slap-that-pretty-face-into/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [There's nothing wrong with being an actor, if that's what a man wants. But there's everything wrong with achieving an exalted status simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-being-an-actor-if-that-s-what-a-man-wants-2/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

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