“I haven't many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me.” IfsYearsEndsLeftAchieveHavensPaintingMy TimeWorthwhile Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters
“I've been for 10 years trying to make something out of my life as an actor. I've learned a lot but I haven't done much that's worthwhile. So maybe if I make people wonder what I really do look like and make myself unrecognizable, they will be interested and intrigued, which eventually, of course, happened.” PeopleIfsTryingYearsLooksDoneCoursesActorsWonderHappenedHavensI've LearnedWorthwhileIntrigued Author:Christopher Lee
“I think I'm damn lucky. I'm lucky that my kids are all straight, that they haven't ended up in jail, that they're all worthwhile human beings, thank God. Their lives are happy; they have happy partners, wives, husbands.” ThinkingHumansKidsHuman BeingsWifeHavensLuckyHusbandPartnersDamnJailThank GodWorthwhile Author:Lauren Bacall
“So much of the trouble is because I am a woman. To me it seems a very terrible thing to be a woman. There is one crown which perhaps is worth it all--a great love, a quiet home, and children. We all know that is all that is worthwhile, and yet we must peg away, showing off our wares on the market if we have money, or manufacturing careers for ourselves if we haven't.” IfsKnowsChildrenHomeSeemsMarriageCareersTroubleHavensTerribleQuietWorthwhileCrownsWorth ItTerrible ThingsManufacturingGreat LoveShowing OffPeg Author:Ruth Benedict
“The things that haven't been done before, Are the tasks worthwhile today; Are you one of the flock that follows, or Are you one that shall lead the way? Are you one of the timid souls that quail At the jeers of a doubting crew, Or dare you, whether you win or fail, Strike out for a goal that's new?” WaySoulDoneTodayWinningGoalDoubtFailingHavensTasksDareStrikesWorthwhileCrewFlocksQuails Author:Edgar Guest
“Busy is good, isn't it? Busy means we're hard at it, achieving our ends or "goals." Haven't had time to stop, or look around or think. That's considered the sign of a life well lived ... Suppose, though, you're not sure that what you're doing is at all worthwhile. Suppose you blundered into it over a spoonful of lime pickle. It's easy, it pays quite well. But really it's a distraction. It stops you thinking about what you ought to be doing.” ThinkingWellsLooksMeanEndsHardEasyGoalPayAchieveHavensOughtBusyNot SureDistractionWorthwhilePicklesLife Well LivedLimes Author:Sebastian Faulks
“Artists and creative workers - people who have accomplished work worthwhile have had a very high sense of the way to do things. They haven't been contented with mediocrity. They haven't confined themselves to the beaten tracks; they have never been satisfied to do things just as others do them, but always a little better. Few are those who see with their own eyesand feel with their own hearts.” PeopleWayFeelsHeartLittlesArtistCreativeHavensWorkersTrackSatisfiedAccomplishedMediocrityWorthwhileBeatenConfinedCreative Work Author:Albert Einstein