My best advice: Fall in love with what you do for a living.
George BurnsRead
When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of contribution in life; without giving to others, one's purpose may fade.
George Burns reflects on the significance of sharing and contributing to society. The notion is that life garners its meaning through the acts of giving and offering value to others. When an individual ceases to give, it suggests a cessation of purpose, akin to ending one's role in the communal light of life. Thus, this quote serves as a reminder to remain engaged and proactive in our contributions.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the importance of community service.
My best advice: Fall in love with what you do for a living.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm booked.
Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left
I get up every morning and read the obituary column. If my name's not there, I eat breakfast.
I know the two great commandments, and I'd better get on with them.
In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no other Use discover'd of Electricity, this, however, is something considerable, that it may help to make a vain Man humble.
The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.
Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.
"He sido un hombre afortunado en la vida, nada me ha sido facil." "I've been a fortunate man in life, nothing has come easy"
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self-realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
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