--- title: "14 Life Quotes By Hill Harper" description: "14 Life quotes by Hill Harper. Plus more from Hill Harper and more Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/hill-harper-3688_health_health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool_1393930.png" --- > [Health is actually the foundational tool to help us live the life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool-to-help-us-live-the-life/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/hill-harper-3688_health_health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool_1393930.png) > [You never know what's going on in someone's life. You never know what's really going on behind what they present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/you-never-know-what-s-going-on-in-someone-s-life-you-never-know-what/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/hill-harper-3688_behind_you-never-know-what-s-going-on-in-someon_2270777.png) > [If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/if-you-can-t-get-excited-about-living-life-then-what-are-you-doing/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/hill-harper-3688_about_if-you-can-t-get-excited-about-living-li_471539.png) > [Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/money-is-important-it-is-an-important-resource-to-have-to-help-us/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/hill-harper-3688_build_money-is-important-it-is-an-important-re_1809833.png) > [You deserve a great life. I want to see you become unreasonably happy. And you can. And you will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/you-deserve-a-great-life-i-want-to-see-you-become-unreasonably-happy/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/hill-harper-3688_become_you-deserve-a-great-life-i-want-to-see-y_987207.png) > [You're writing your life as you go - the question becomes, how do you want to write your life?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/you-re-writing-your-life-as-you-go-the-question-becomes-how-do-you/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/hill-harper-3688_becomes_you-re-writing-your-life-as-you-go-the-q_1609227.png) > [The wealth cure is looking at your life step by step - making a diagnosis and saying, 'Am I using money or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/the-wealth-cure-is-looking-at-your-life-step-by-step-making-a/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/hill-harper-3688_am_the-wealth-cure-is-looking-at-your-life_1823079.png) > [Many of us are walking around living smaller lives than we're meant to live. Don't allow yourself to dream smaller than you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/many-of-us-are-walking-around-living-smaller-lives-than-we-re-meant/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/hill-harper-3688_allow_many-of-us-are-walking-around-living-sma_1013173.jpg) > [Here's the deal: I believe - and I attempt to live my life this way - we all have more time than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/here-s-the-deal-i-believe-and-i-attempt-to-live-my-life-this-way-we/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/hill-harper-3688_attempt_here-s-the-deal-i-believe-and-i-attempt_1422276.jpg) > [I champion the idea of being more conscious. I call it being an active architect of your own life. Building your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/i-champion-the-idea-of-being-more-conscious-i-call-it-being-an-active/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/hill-harper-3688_active_i-champion-the-idea-of-being-more-consci_1280296.png) > [The word 'courage,' one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour,' which means heart. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/the-word-courage-one-of-my-favorite-words-the-root-or-the-etymology/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/hill-harper-3688_actually_the-word-courage-one-of-my-favorite-word_2558944.png) > [Part of getting other people to focus on the future rather than being myopically focused on the present is about living that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/part-of-getting-other-people-to-focus-on-the-future-rather-than-being/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/hill-harper-3688_about_part-of-getting-other-people-to-focus-on_2116173.png) > [I believe we all have the capacity to be masters of many things, and there's nothing that we can't do. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/i-believe-we-all-have-the-capacity-to-be-masters-of-many-things-and/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/hill-harper-3688_actor_i-believe-we-all-have-the-capacity-to-be_1056354.png) > [One of the worst and most disheartening data points that I came across when doing research for 'The Wealth Cure' was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/one-of-the-worst-and-most-disheartening-data-points-that-i-came/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/hill-harper-3688_across_one-of-the-worst-and-most-disheartening_1964452.jpg) ## Other authors on Life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 2,086 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 1,901 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 1,045 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 893 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 659 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/frederick-lenz/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 630 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 621 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-maraboli-87325.jpg) Steve Maraboli 550 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/steve-maraboli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-melchor-lim-61.jpg) Melchor Lim 538 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/melchor-lim/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 452 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 432 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 430 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by Hill Harper > [My undergraduate studies at Brown and graduate degrees from Harvard prepared me for a multifaceted career as an actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/my-undergraduate-studies-at-brown-and-graduate-degrees-from-harvard/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/on-csi-ny-the-audience-knew-i-was-a-really-good-guy-and-i-caught-the/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [You can't be free if the cost of being you is too high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/you-can-t-be-free-if-the-cost-of-being-you-is-too-high/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [When I get stopped by the police, I keep my hands on the wheel. I'm not going to move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/when-i-get-stopped-by-the-police-i-keep-my-hands-on-the-wheel-i-m-not/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [Being a celebrity doesn't have an iota of value when you're looking death in the eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/being-a-celebrity-doesn-t-have-an-iota-of-value-when-you-re-looking/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [Part of the problem I find with money books is that there's this whole set of money books that make you feel almost guilty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/part-of-the-problem-i-find-with-money-books-is-that-there-s-this/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/the-thing-about-our-country-americans-and-new-yorkers-in-particular/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [I love being athletic and doing things that are active, even when I'm traveling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/i-love-being-athletic-and-doing-things-that-are-active-even-when-i-m/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [You can live a healthy lifestyle and do the best to be aware of your body and conscious, and thats what I attempt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/you-can-live-a-healthy-lifestyle-and-do-the-best-to-be-aware-of-your/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [You can live a healthy lifestyle and do the best to be aware of your body and conscious, and that's what I attempt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/you-can-live-a-healthy-lifestyle-and-do-the-best-to-be-aware-of-your-2/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [I've gotten a firsthand view at the destruction that black men and black women not being able to stay and build healthy relationships has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/i-ve-gotten-a-firsthand-view-at-the-destruction-that-black-men-and/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/we-are-all-tied-together-in-a-garment-of-mutual-destiny/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [Part of the problem in today's world is that many men are taught that they have to 'make it' before they should even consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/part-of-the-problem-in-today-s-world-is-that-many-men-are-taught-that/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [I will not reach my full potential as a man unless I find my partner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/i-will-not-reach-my-full-potential-as-a-man-unless-i-find-my-partner/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) > [If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/if-you-can-t-get-excited-about-living-life-then-what-are-you-doing/) [Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/hill-harper/#itemlist", "name": "14 Life Quotes By Hill Harper", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Health is actually the foundational tool to help us live the life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hill Harper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool-to-help-us-live-the-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/hill-harper-3688_health_health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool_1393930.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/hill-harper-3688_health_health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool_1393930.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/hill-harper-3688_health_health-is-actually-the-foundational-tool_1393930.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Health is actually the foundational tool to help us live the life.” — Hill Harper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You never know what's going on in someone's life. 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