ENJOYMENT

Quote: People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like. Author: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA

Quote: Nothing is interesting if you are not interested. Author: Helen Macinness Scottish author

Quote: Fill your life with as many moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can. Start with one experience and build on it. Author: Wieder Marcia American Author, Speaker

Quote: It is essential to our well-being, and to our lives, that we play and enjoy life. Every single day do something that makes your heart sing. Author: Wieder Marcia American Author, Speaker

Quote: It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well. Author: Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, American Author, Founder of Success Magazine

Quote: No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but weak anywhere else. Author: Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, American Author, Founder of Success Magazine

Quote: The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous. Author: Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, American Author, Founder of Success Magazine

Quote: You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing. Author: Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, American Author, Founder of Success Magazine

Quote: You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else. Author: Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, American Author, Founder of Success Magazine

Quote: Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey. Author: Harold V Melchert

Quote: I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy. Author: Jack Nicklaus 1940-, American Golfer

Quote: Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously! Author: Friedrich Nietzsche 1844-1900, German Philosopher

Quote: Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. Author: Earl Nightingale 1921-1989, American Radio Announcer, Author, Motivator, Speaker

Quote: We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile. Author: Earl Nightingale 1921-1989, American Radio Announcer, Author, Motivator, Speaker

Quote: I always loved running -- it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs. Author: Jesse Owens 1913-1980, American Olympic Track Athlete

Quote: Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word ''satiety.'' Author: Francis Quarles 1592-1644, British Poet

Quote: Our works and our play. All our pleasures experienced as the pleasure of love. What could be better that? To feel in one's work the tender and flushed substance of one's dearest concern. Author: Mary Caroline Richards

Quote: If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it. Author: Leo Rosten 1908-1997, Polish Born American Political Scientist

Quote: I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described. Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist

Quote: Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it. Author: John Ruskin 1819-1900, British Critic, Social Theorist

Quote: Nobody can be successful if he doesn't love his work, love his job. Author: David Sarnoff 1891-1971, Belarus-born American Entrepreneur

Quote: The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish. Author: Charles M. Schwab 1862-1939, American Industrialist, Businessman

Quote: People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun isn't an outrageous idea at all. It's a very sensible one. Author: John Sculley American Businessman, Former Chairman of Apple Computer

Quote: He enjoys much who is thankful for little. Author: Thomas Secker

Quote: No man is a success in business unless he loves his work. Author: Florence Scovel Shinn American Artist, Metaphysics Teacher, Author

Quote: Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do. Author: Gerry Sikorski

Quote: The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't -- it just keeps you from enjoying it. Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer 1904-1991, Polish-born American Journalist, Writer

Quote: Enjoy yourself -- it's later than you think. Author: Socrates BC 469-399, Greek Philosopher of Athens

Quote: A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not. Author: The Talmud BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish Archive of Oral Tradition

Quote: When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise. Author: William M. Thackeray 1811-1863, Indian-born British Novelist

Quote: The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity. Author: Mark Twain 1835-1910, American Humorist, Writer

Quote: A good man doubles the length of his existence, to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past life is to live twice. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: I asked God for all things , that I might enjoy life. God gave life, that I might enjoy all things. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: If you've enjoyed a little and endured a lot, you've really done pretty well. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: If you don't get a kick out of the job you're doing you'd better hunt for another one. Author: Samuel Vauclain 1856-1940, American Engineer, Inventor

Quote: Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. Author: Denis Waitley 1933-, American Author, Speaker, Trainer, Peak Performance Expert

Quote: My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy. Author: Thornton Wilder 1897-1975, American Novelist, Playwright

Quote: Chance can allow you to accomplish a goal every once in a while, but consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing. Author: Bart Conner American Gymnast

Quote: Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find. Author: Anthony J. D'Angelo

Quote: The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something. Author: Chauncey Depew 1834-1928, American Lawyer, Businessman, Public Official

Quote: You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones. Author: Dale Earnhardt 1952-, American Race Car Driver

Quote: The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. Author: Malcolm S. Forbes 1919-1990, American Publisher, Businessman

Quote: Inner work is finding joy in work. Our real work is heart work and soul work. Author: Matthew Fox

Quote: People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well. Author: Joe Gibbs American Football Coach

Quote: The more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you. Author: Jerry Gillies American Author, Speaker

Quote: What you do is more important than how much you make, and how you feel about it is more important than what you do. Author: Jerry Gillies American Author, Speaker

Quote: Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn't really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden; what the moment brings forth, that only can it profit by. Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

Quote: He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy. Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

Quote: Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. Author: Paul Goodman 1911-1972, American Author, Poet, Critic

Quote: As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well. Author: Steffi Graf 1969-, German Tennis Player

Quote: To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun? Author: Katherine Graham

Quote: Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else. Author: Paul Harvey American Radio Broadcaster, Columnist, Author

Quote: Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal. Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864, American Novelist, Short Story Writer

Quote: If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased. Author: Katharine Hepburn 1907-, American Actress, Writer

Quote: Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited. Author: Napoleon Hill 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

Quote: No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like. Author: Napoleon Hill 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

Quote: As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. Author: Ben Hogan 1912-, American Golfer

Quote: To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than. Author: Oscar Homoka

Quote: You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time. Author: Gordie Howe 1928-, Canadian Hockey Player

Quote: True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. Author: Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt 1767-1835, German Statesman, Philologist

Quote: Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. Author: Michael Jordan 1963-, American Basketball Player, Actor

Quote: Don't complain because you don't have. Enjoy what you've got. Author: H. Stanley Judd American Author

Quote: I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now, unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and expectations based on the dead past or the imagined future. Author: Ken Keyes Jr. 1921-1995, American Author

Quote: Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth --look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment. Author: Soren Kierkegaard 1813-1855, Danish Philosopher, Writer

Quote: Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. Author: Michael Korda 1919-, American publisher

Quote: Don't set compensation as a goal. Find work you like, and the compensation will follow. Author: Harding Lawrence

Quote: What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years. Author: Stephen B. Leacock 1869-1944, Canadian Humorist, Economist

Quote: The ultimate goal of a more effective and efficient life is to provide you with enough time to enjoy some of it. Author: Michael Leboeuf American Researcher, Consultant, Author

Quote: ... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. Author: Greg Anderson American Author of ''The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness''

Quote: Where a man can live, he can also live well. Author: Marcus Aurelius 121-80 AD, Roman Emperor, Philosopher

Quote: The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it. Author: Richard Bach 1936-, American Author

Quote: The love for work needs to be re-enthroned in our lives. Every family should have a plan for work that touches the life of each family member so that this eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives. Author: M. Russell Ballard 1928, American Missionary, Bishop,

Quote: There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. [Ecclesiastes 2:24] Author: Bible Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism

Quote: Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing. Author: Matt Biondi American Swimmer

Quote: Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man. Author: Hugh Blair British Poet

Quote: The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing. The long term study of people who eventually become wealthy clearly reveals that their ''Luck'' arouse from the accidental dedication they had to an area they enjoyed. Author: Srully Blotnick American Psychologist, Author

Quote: If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it. Author: Ray Bradbury 1920-, American Science Fiction Writer

Quote: If your capacity to acquire has outstripped your capacity to enjoy, you are on the way to the scrap-heap. Author: Glen Buck

Quote: If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater. Author: Buddha 568-488 BC, Founder of Buddhism

Quote: He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. God will take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. Author: Samuel Butler 1612-1680, British Poet, Satirist

Quote: Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it. Author: Eileen Caddy American Spiritual Writer

Quote: You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing. Author: Dale Carnegie 1888-1955, American Author, Trainer

Quote: I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. Author: Walter Chrysler American Businessman, Founder of Chrysler Motors