Worthwhile Quotes

621 quotes by 524 authors

Nothing that's really worthwhile should be easy, Belgarion. If it's easy, we don't value it... --Eriond — David Eddings
Ah, that we lack the courage of our romantic convictions; and thereby miss the wine of life, forgoing the very thing that makes living worthwhile. — Hunter S. Thompson
Yes. To write a novel is to risk my sanity. The deeper I get into the suffering and conflict of the characters, into the very… — Anne Rice
Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications. — Nora Roberts
Women who work with animals hear this all the time: that their love for animals must arise out of a sublimated child-rearing urge. Ana's tired… — Ted Chiang
When you believe that you are not worthwhile in and of yourself, in the back of your mind you also begin to believe that life… — Marya Hornbacher
A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to… — Ana Castillo
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile. — Charlie Chaplin
Two people can only live as one when each is prepared to give and receive trust and understanding. Above that lies respect. Without respect for… — Helen Hollick
Philosophy ought to question the basic assumptions of the age. Thinking through, critically and carefully, what most of us take for granted is, I believe,… — Peter Singer
Because youâ€™re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, theyâ€™re going to use you as a salesman. If youâ€™re going… — Randy Pausch
But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about the touch of… — Melina Marchetta
Knowing that the battle will not end the way he wishes does not make it any less worthwhile the fight. — Susanna Kearsley
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile. — John Steinbeck
...Don't rupture another's illusion unless you're positive the alternative you offer is more worthwhile than that from which you're wrenching them. Interrogate your solipsism: Does… — Jonathan Lethem
She was also incredibly confident, with a way of moving and talking that communicated that she didn't need anyone to tell her she was beautiful… — Paula McLain
It was an act of devotion. A little like writing or loving someone â€” it doesnâ€™t always feel worthwhile, but not giving up somehow creates… — Miranda July
Courage becomes a worthwhile and meaningful virtue when it is regarded not so much as a willingness to die manfully but as a determination to… — Thomas S. Monson
The creation of wealth is certainly not to be despised, but in the long run the only human activities really worthwhile are the search for… — Arthur C. Clarke
Your initiations are worthwhile. — Tina Fey

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