“We are determined not to take as the aim of our life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure, nor to accumulate wealth while millions are hungry and dying. We are committed to living simply and sharing our time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need.” NeedsEnergyWealthPleasureMillionsOur LivesDyingMaterialsFameResourcesAimProfitCommittedDeterminedHungrySensualOur TimeConsumerismOverconsumptionSensual Pleasure Book:Being Peace Source: Being Peace
“For our family, the entire structure of our life, our home, our business relationships - the entire purpose is for everyone to be able to create in a way that makes them happy. Fame is almost an inconsequential by-product of what we're really trying to accomplish. We are trying to put great things into the world, we're trying to have fun, and we're trying to become the greatest versions of ourselves in the process of doing things we love.” WorldWayTryingHomeAblePurposeFunProcessOur LivesProductsFameStructureAccomplishGreat ThingsVersionsHaving FunOur FamilyInconsequentialBusiness Relationship Author:Will Smith
“There is a certain virtue in every good man, which night and day stirs up the mind with the stimulus of glory, and reminds it that all mention of our name will not cease at the same time with our lives, but that our fame will endure to all posterity.” MenMindNightCertainNamesVirtueOur LivesFameGloryPraiseEndureVery GoodCeaseGood ManPosterityStimulus Book:Select Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero Source: Select Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Money can come and go, and fame comes and goes. Peace of mind and a relationship with God is far more important, so this is the precedent that we've set in our lives. The bottom line is, we all die, so Jesus is the answer.” MindImportantDiesJesusLinesAnswersOur LivesFameBottomPeace Of MindBottom LineComes And GoesRelationship With GodPrecedentDynasty Author:Phil Robertson
“Mrs. Nixon and I share the sorrow of millions of Americans at the death of Louis Armstrong. One of the architects of an American art form, a free and individual spirit, and an artist of worldwide fame, his great talents and magnificent spirit added richness and pleasure to all our lives.” ArtFormSpiritArtistIndividualPleasureMillionsOur LivesShareTalentSorrowFameArchitectMagnificentRichnessArmstrongGreat Talent Author:Richard M. Nixon
“We have lots of heroes today - sportsmen, supermodels, media personalities. They come, they have their 15 minutes of fame, and they go. But the influence of good teachers stays with us. They are the people who really shape our lives.” PeopleTodayTeacherOur LivesInfluenceMinutesMediaPersonalityHeroShapesFameGood TeacherSportsmanSupermodel Author:Jonathan Sacks