Something Worthwhile Quotes

57 quotes by 52 authors

Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic. — Derek Walcott
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than… — Eric Hoffer
Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and… — Grenville Kleiser
Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men but from doing something worthwhile. — Wilfred Grenfell
It is by translating your fine sense of aspiration into actual lofty deeds that you grow toward your ideal. Link your lofty thoughts to earnest,… — Grenville Kleiser
I'm sick of all these knights in shining armor parts, I want to do something worthwhile like plays and films that have something to say. — Tyrone Power
The warrior of light only risks his heart for something worthwhile. — Paulo Coelho
I have a horror of being self-indulgent and wasting time, and there is that risk in doing this kind of work. Are you totally deluded… — Ben Fountain
Ive managed to dodge the curse. Not all my family have. Of course, music helped me - music is all about civilization, about something worthwhile.… — Gordon Getty
A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He… — Alvin R. Dyer
The great things you intend to do some time must have a beginning if they are ever to be done, so begin something worthwhile today. — Grenville Kleiser
In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known… — Lou Holtz
The thing has already taken form in my mind before I start it. The first attempts are absolutely unbearable. I say this because I want… — Vincent Van Gogh
Education will equip you to do something worthwhile in the great world of opportunity that lies ahead. — Gordon B. Hinckley
What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile? — Donald Fagen
Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the 'time to be right' to start doing something worthwhile. Do not… — Napoleon Hill
It takes a lot of patience and a lot of time to create something worthwhile. — Elvis Stojko
I just don`t want to be the little wife sitting at home. I want to do something worthwhile. — Pattie Boyd
Say something worthwhile and people will listen. — Germany Kent
The person who creates from the noise simply adds to the noise. The person who creates from a place of listening, however, can actually make… — Michael Gungor

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