Samuel Butler Quotes

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.

Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.

Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.

You've got to live your life, you've got to enjoy it.

I don't want to make a living. I want to make a life.

The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.

Life's philosophy, hm... I just say, 'Do what you do and have fun doing it and try not to be too miserable.'

Show business is part of a larger culture, a world-wide culture that must make up to the fact that the accumulation of things doesn't make a life necessary any happier or purposeful.

If you do things you like to do, then your life will be easy.

It's weird. I don't really have goals. I just try to make sure I'm enjoying what I'm doing. Once I start to get sick of it, the next thing becomes obvious.

We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.

I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.

If you have only one life, you can't altogether ignore the question: are you enjoying it?

I couldn't do anything I didn't enjoy.

You've got to have fun in life. Otherwise, wow - imagine life without fun.

If you like it you should enjoy it! Moderation in everything. If there's things you really love, you should enjoy. You get one life, so you should enjoy it.

I feel like at the end of your days, the last thing that's going to happen is that you're going to watch the movie of your life. It's very important to make sure that you love your movie and that you want to watch your movie, so I try to always make sure that I'm doing something fun and interesting.

I believe you must enjoy every phase of your life.

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

I learned from my parents that you have to get pleasure out of what you're doing, or don't do it.

Happiness does not require an expanding economy