Sherwood Anderson Quotes

People who have discovered a purpose feel better, like themselves more, age more subtly, and live longer.

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Writing makes you feel that there is a reason to go on living. If I couldn't write, I would stop breathing.

Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not.

My secret to a long, healthy life is to always keep working. It keeps me busy and happy and gives me a reason to stay alive.

Happiness is not a luxury. It is a necessity. When we are happy, we are in the best possible place to be good to ourselves and those we love.

You only have one life and if you're not doing what you love, what's the point?

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night

Happiness means nothing to me. I just want to have meaning and purpose.

To continue to work, to continue to love what you do, is certainly a contributing element to one's longevity and health.

Life shouldn't be something that's draining and long.

When it comes to anything you want to do in your life, you have to be passionate. Success may come, but in the end, the most important thing is that you are doing what you really want to do.

If my life and music brings a smile or makes a difference in any individual's life, then there is nothing beyond for me as a god's gift.

When my husband of almost 20 years can’t take his eyes off me? That’s amazing. But the number one reason I go to the gym is because it keeps me sane; I can deal with whatever’s coming at me.

The secret to living long is to have something to live for.

When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don't stop. There has to be something else. I think it's the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.

To remain healthy a man must have some goal, some purpose in life that he can respect and be proud to work for.

Vocation is the place where the world's greatest need and a person's greatest joy meet.

There is no shame in preferring happiness.

I love my life, because I’ve seen my purpose.

When you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.

You need someone to love, and something to do that you enjoy, and something to hope for, and that's enough for me.

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of direction. You need a commitment to something bigger and more important than yourself. You need to feel that your life stands for something, that you are somehow making a valuable contribution to your world.

The secret is to find what you love to do.I mean, I tell the students look for the job that you would take if you didn't need a job. I mean, it's that simple. And I was lucky enough to find it very early in life. And then the second thing is to have people around you that make feel good every day, and make you a better person than you otherwise would be.

My definition of success is "the fulfillment of your soul's purpose."