John Glenn Quotes

Money is not the sole or most powerful motivation for many people. A higher and tougher test is to look back and see how you've made the world a better place.

We're living in a time where we want to be entertained but I think part of what people are looking for, that they don't even know they're looking for is to be uplifted in many ways.

Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.

I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

When you begin to give value to the world, somehow the people you affect will find a way to tell you. Even if it takes a couple of years.

As you get older, your mind gets a little more set. And it needs the poking and prodding and breaking through of stereotypes that I think young people provide.

I am driven by great work and seeing people do incredible things and having a part in that.

I think success is about purpose. People ask about success at different points in your life. As I look back, I think people that are successful feel good about what they are doing, and they can look back at what they've done and they feel good about it. People sometimes ask about success and they say, "What's your legacy?" and I say, "I think it's really a dumb question." I think the question is: What am I doing now? Do I feel good about myself? Am I proud of myself? Whatever purpose there is in life, I think success is about purpose. It's not about material things.

Once you do something that people respond to, they understandably think of you in that way, and you want to work and it's fun and it's wonderful. I think a lot of people in all different fields find themselves in a moment of repeating certain beats. There's also a moment that is personally related to age as well - in whatever field you're in, you say, "Wait a minute, where am I and how did I get here? How has this changed from my original intent and what do I want to do about that now?" That's part of the process.

I think I understand life. I think I understand how to live. I'm enjoying my life. I don't really live in an as extravagant a way as people think.

I fell in love with words and I think that made my mom smile. I think that was cool for her.

I think our main priority is to make people happy and try to take them out of all that for a second.

Discover this mystery: as you help others face their days, you put life into your own. And life is exactly what many people need.

My son is the best thing that ever happened to me. And through me - to a lot of people.

The game is to keep learning, and I don't think people are going to keep learning who don't like the learning process.

I want to be really special, I want to be really good. It's not enough to be famous for me. Famous is empty so quickly, it's not what people think it is. It's wonderful, but if you're famous and you feel that you're an artist inside and everyone thinks you're just a celebrity, it's really painful.

Most people think that once they've found their purpose and the power to practice it, they'll finally be at peace. Actually, though, it's only by starting in a place of peace that we find our purpose and power. Peace is the first step and the final lesson we all need to learn.

Many times people will say, you know, you're such a great role model. Well, that's great, but at the end of the day, you have to learn to be your own best role model and learn what makes you happy, not necessarily what society thinks you're supposed to be or women that you look up to, what they're doing. I look at that as being a symbol in a blueprint, but never forget that who you are is what's most important.

It's through my health that I'm able to maintain that every single day and keep light in people until I'm actually of service to others.

I think if people raise their consciousness and find a purpose, everybody will be helped.

I'm psyched about what I can contribute that can be meaningful to myself and to others.

All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are....Ten seconds of silence.

If people spend two hours thinking about the direction of their own lives and can relate to the stories they see on screen, to me that's a success.

I've never understood people that sleep around. I think there's something very lacking in your life when you do, not to be judgmental.

People very quickly define success due to the amount of money something makes. In the end, I think everyone is searching for that experience. That's why we continue to go to the movies and watch television.