Seth Grahame-Smith Quotes

I think if you were to ask me when I was much younger what my definition of the good life was, I think it would have sounded a lot like what most people would say - a life with all the things you want and everything you think you need to make you happy, and these sorts of things.

Forget purpose. It’s okay to be happy without one. The quest for a single purpose has ruined many lives.

Any fool can be happy. What I'm interested in is satisfaction. There's got to be more to life than just being happy. You've got to be fulfilled. You've got to be satisfied; philosophically satisfied is what I mean.

I feel like I'm exactly where I should be.

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it.

I want to live a fulfilling life.

LIFE is WORTH LIVING when you find PURPOSE.

It is not peace we seek but meaning.

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

A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, "This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.

Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants.

To be happy--one must find one's bliss

A man without a sense of purpose, even one whose bank accounts are stuffed with money, is always a small man.

I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?

I finally figured it out, I finally figured out how to find some peace and happiness. I sure would hate for the man upstairs to take me now. But at least I did figure it out.

Varied are the ideas of what constitutes "success," e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every man-nor do they bring what is real success, namely, happiness.

I remember thinking I just want more. This isn't it. Fame is not the goal. Money is not the goal. To be able to know how to get peace of mind, how to be happy, is something you don't just stumble across. You've got to search for it.

The money never mattered. I'm not kidding you. It hasn't really brought me any kind of happiness.

Being able to afford everything you desire is not, by any means, the worst thing that can happen to you. But, depressingly, and more profoundly, neither is it the best.

My life is exactly the way it needs to be.

I'm really happy to be able to live my life doing what I love.

I live the perfect life.

I'm just interested in carving out a meaningful life.

Just because you got money doesn't mean you're gonna be happy, and just 'cuz you can buy everything in the world doesn't mean you're gonna find your purpose.