Worthwhile Quotations

This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.

I also believe that writing becomes worthwhile and vitalized only through a full and exciting life.

Everything is difficult, and everything worthwhile is difficult. A certain need, a need not unlike Mickey had: to know, to understand, and I had that need to understand and to know.

Connecting with people, getting things done - that's what makes the travel worthwhile.

If there's anything in life you consider worthwhile achieving - go for it. I was told many times to forget show business - I had nothing going for me. But I pursued it, anyway. Voila!

There's nothing so rewarding as to make people realize they are worthwhile in this world.

An important fraction of United States industry adheres to the idea that research of a fundamental character is worthwhile from a practical point of view.

Is it ever worthwhile to buy a review? Not in my opinion. With independent paid review services, quality can be a problem; plus, there are plenty of non-professional book review venues out there that will review for free.

Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic.

Not only will this make you treat each moment more preciously, but you will be more patient with yourself and with others, recognizing that there are millions of moments on the path to any worthwhile achievement.

I want to add something worthwhile rather than just chucking loads of stuff into the world. I don't want to feel responsible for adding to the soup of mediocrity.

One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction.

Love is the one thing in life that makes everything worthwhile.

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

All have disappointments, all have times when it isn't worthwhile.

I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.

What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?

I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.

Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

When you work so hard on making a film, it's all worthwhile when you get to experience seeing that film with an audience who thoroughly enjoy it and react to the movie.

You get a lot of apps and companies that are trying to sell you on something that's totally useless or potentially unhealthy. Only occasionally does something really worthwhile really come out.

I have enjoyed great satisfaction from my climb of Everest and my trips to the poles. But there's no doubt that my most worthwhile things have been the building of schools and medical clinics.

There is an integrity to INXS, in the music, that makes it worthwhile

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.

I like to think the movies that I've picked have something worthwhile to say. Something relevant.

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

I'm not afraid of putting myself out there to someone and then them passing on it. At least you could have gotten a 'yes.' So it's worthwhile to have the cojones to do it.

It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the poem is merely its shape.

I believe that people of substantial wealth potentially create problems for future generations unless they themselves accept responsibility to use their wealth during their lifetime to help worthwhile causes.

I am careful about fiction. A novel is not a tract or an essay. If I want to write about land reforms, or Hindu-Muslim relations, or position of women, I can do it as it affects my characters as in 'A Suitable Boy.' I could only write about issues specifically through essays. But I'll do that only if I have something worthwhile to say.

Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us.

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

I'd like to work with Justin Bieber. He's talented and he's so young. I know what he's going through. I've lived what he's living through right now. Working with him would complete a circle of sorts for me. And he might find it a worthwhile experience himself.

The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.

Anybody serious about poetry knows how hard it is to achieve anything worthwhile in it.

Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didnt.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country.

We are proud to forge this partnership with the PGA TOUR and Las Vegas Founders Club to support a great, entertaining tournament that has a long history of supporting worthwhile charities in the Las Vegas area. The PGA TOUR is one of the great brands in sports. We are particularly excited to be in a position to help the tournament support its traditional charities, as well as one of our favorite non-profit organizations, the American Institute of Mathematics.

We are pleased to support such worthwhile organizations and look forward to working together to help meet the critical needs of the community. As a company, we believe 'Caring is good. Doing something is better,' and the Foundation is another way PacifiCare is taking action to help improve the communities it serves.

We were asked to try to put together a grant package that would fund such a program, but we were turned down for the grant. We decided that this was a really worthwhile project, and decided to fund it ourselves.

We want to see what's out there and is it worthwhile to take anything to the next level of funding.

If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants--more than anything else--to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are--and have always been.

We didn't want to leave our home. I never felt anti-Semitism there or anything like that, but we were living in fear: You would go out and didn't know if you would come home again. So we decided it was worthwhile living a safer life, a quieter life, even though we would have to sacrifice a lot to be here. We came with only our bags, nothing else.

Nothing worthwhile is ever fun.

There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.

Learn to pause... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.

Somebody has to pay our editors, writers, journalists, designers, developers, and all the other specialists whose passion and tears go into every chunk of worthwhile web content.

One piece of advice... ... Can I use several words? Be prepared for how all-consuming parliamentary life can be but don't be daunted by it. With discipline and camaraderie with your caucus and getting on top of the processes of parliament and parliamentary life, you will be able to work out your work-life balance regarding this job. It is most worthwhile doing if you're a person that wishes to make a privileged contribution to your country and your electorate. It is worthwhile, but don't forget that for you, the person, to function to your peak ability in parliament in quite stressful situations, you must look after you, the person, from time to time and that requires emotional support. And physical nourishment for yourself is important.

One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.

Naturally it is nice to be widely known for worthwhile achievements, but it forces you to do many things which you don't like to do and these things take up time you want for other things.

Obviously, he's coming off a down year, and normally you don't get a player who has his potential for two minor leaguers. In fact, you never do. Our feeling was it was a worthwhile risk for us to take.

I wished I'd learned earlier that I was a worthwhile person with better self-esteem, because not having it caused a lot of pain.

If they have a voice, they make a difference, they're learning, and it's a worthwhile contribution both to their own skill sets and contribution to the company, workers will want to stay on board.

If we can uplift anyone, obviously that's worthwhile to us. We're representatives of the people of Louisiana and the people of New Orleans.

From day one, Left Behind Games has been dedicated to AAA quality. After more than 3 years of development by more than 50 developers in 4 countries, our first game has tremendous appeal to both hardcore gamers and fans of the popular novel series. In the coming days, we will release our first-looks of this tremendous game that has it all; great graphics, strategy, depth and meaningful messages worthwhile of fascinating coffee table discussions.

I especially want to thank the fans -- without them, none of this would be possible, and their support for this sport and for me have made it all very worthwhile and have kept me going for many years,

If we lose against the Faeroes, the Ireland match will no longer be decisive. It will just be a friendly. I'm not saying the Faeroe Islands are Brazil, but you have to beat them to play a worthwhile match in Ireland.

He was attracted to the idea that he's going to be the face of the brand and financially they made it worthwhile enough that he was willing to forgo the opportunity to see what the market said after next season.

He felt deeply about his community and the role we should play as a business and as employees in building a better Lebanon, Marion County and Commonwealth of Kentucky, ... Sure, he was a large contributor toward many worthwhile projects. But we will always remember him for his support of our community through his investment of human capital. His encouragement wasn't just lip service either. Gene led by example. And perhaps most memorable of all to me, Gene did what he did, not for glory and personal recognition. He did it because as he put it himself, 'Somebody needed to... and it's the right thing to do.'

He shouldn't run and split it up immediately. Hurd should be given the option to look at the company as a whole and see if it's worthwhile keeping it together.

The ownership of marine terminal operations by foreign companies is not at the top of my list. It distracts us from much more worthwhile efforts to build security.

HP is delighted to be part of this worthwhile event and to provide a showcase of our latest consumer technology aimed at celebrating the art of entertainment.

He's pitched a lot of innings in his life and as with any pitcher it's not a perfect shoulder, but it's one we felt was a worthwhile risk. We've got to be smart in the way we use him but when he's right we believe he's one of the best pitchers in baseball.

Halliburton embraces community goodwill throughout the world. Halliburton's 100,000 employees worldwide generously share their energy and spirit in donating time and money to worthwhile causes, especially those with a focus on health and education.

I wouldn't say it's futile -- the opportunity is there. It's worthwhile to keep fighting to save the resources we have there.

I would think it would be something that would be worthwhile for him.

I think it is fair to say that the Act has been a worthwhile experiment. Like most experiments that are professionally conducted, it has yielded significant results, ... The results, I believe, support this conclusion: Jurisdiction and authority over these cases ought to be returned to the Justice Department. And who will oversee them? The Congress, the press and the public.

I think the program is really supported by parents. It's worthwhile to the community. It's part of their education, part of preparing them to go out in the world.

I think we have a comfortable cushion to push worthwhile legislation.

I think it was a very worthwhile meeting. I feel we learned a lot and I feel we had the opportunity to express our opinions.

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.

Our goal is to go out and win two games this week. A win against Drury could make the season worthwhile by ending on a good note.

Our associates were pleased to make this donation to such a worthwhile cause. The money will be utilized for programs in the community that we are glad to support. This is just a small part of Wal-Mart's ongoing commitment to the communities in which we operate.

Our associates were pleased to make this donation to such a worthwhile cause, ... The money will be utilized for programs in the community that we are glad to support. This is just a small part of Wal-Mart's ongoing commitment to the communities in which we operate.

Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile goals.

That event cast a big shadow on the company, but the strong support demonstrated by the Defense Department and others in the broadcast, with that wide a national audience, has restored a lot of confidence in the company as a worthwhile investment.

I think people need a really strong reason to go to the movies and to pay the 10 bucks per person and to go out of the house and take that leap of faith, and 'March of the Penguins' certainly was unique and made it worthwhile to go out to the movie theater.

I think Napster is probably on its deathbed unless the music industry plaintiffs decide that it's worthwhile to settle with Napster.

I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job.

It is fitting and proper that we continue to honor our town fathers such as Briscoe, and it would be worthwhile if our current educators talked to their students about the man whose name currently adorns their place of learning,

You can always have success if you want it badly enough. Remember though, that success like anything worthwhile has a price tag.

will they do well enough here on Saturday that they can go back to financial supporters and say, it's a worthwhile investment.

We continue to believe that mutual funds run by such shareholder-friendly firms represent worthwhile investment opportunities for most investors.

We really abide by the federal guidelines that students' work-study jobs should be meaningful, worthwhile positions for them from an academic perspective, ... We've never really felt that dining hall jobs have served them in an academic way.

We were skeptical about whether an established brand like PETCO would see any conversion lift from HACKER SAFE but were amazed that it delivered such a strong increase in our conversion rate. HACKER SAFE has proven to be a very worthwhile investment for our online business.

Those are the little things that add up to making a very unique and worthwhile product for our customers. It's always the little things that keep IT security people up at night.

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 see in yourself a good lover won't see it either.

The only worthwhile achievements of man are those which are socially useful.

All worthwhile endeavors are 90% work and 10% love, and only the love should show.

Nothing that's really worthwhile should be easy, Belgarion. If it's easy, we don't value it... --Eriond

Just work on your craft hard - that's your only hope of doing anything worthwhile.

We think this is a big deal, ... If we can bring the world of books to customers, wherever they happen to be, that's a worthwhile thing to work on.

Why not spend some time determining what is worthwhile for us, and then go after that?

We see this a pretty good example of how .NET can provide value and a worthwhile service that customers will be willing to pay for,

We all understand that this was a good win for us, ... It wasn't a season-ending win. There are more games to come, and to make this really worthwhile we need to be ready to win again.

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.