Accomplishing something Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living.

— William Beebe

So far are we generally from thinking what we often say of the shortness of life, that at the time when it is necessarily…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Life has meaning for anyone who takes an interest in it.

— Sidney Hook

A life that most people will never even know about can be yours in this study, but only if you approach it with equanimity,…

— Frederick Lenz

“Life is an ephemeral business, and we waste too much of it in judging where it would beseem us better to accept, that we…

— Rafael Sabatini

No matter what we're trying to accomplish in life, or what career path we're trying to take, sometimes we get caught up and lose…

— Lucas Black

Life isn’t about the final destination or the accomplishments and accolades; it’s about the journey and the opportunities for learning—and how we grow as…

— Michael Eisen

“What ripens passion is the conviction that your work matters. For most people, interest without purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime.”

— Angela Duckworth

When we talk about having a life of significance and meaning, it's not about fame or money or resources. It's about people and lives…

— Tim Tebow

But life is long. And it is the long run that balances the short flare of interest and passion.

— Sylvia Plath

We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity to live fully in its total meaning of loving, caring, creating and adventuring.…

— Herbert Otto Gille

Only when you are absolutely devoted to what you do, can you produce something significant in the world.

— Jaggi Vasudev