Denis Waitley Quotes

Money shouldn't be the driver for where you spend your time.

I don't live to work; I work to live.

Many times, you have to sacrifice the paycheck for doing what you love.

Money is important, but it's not the only driving factor for me.

I never chose something just for the money.

Who can worry about a career? Have a life.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

I'm trying to figure out the trick of working to live as opposed to living to work, but I don't know if I've quite stumbled upon it just yet.

I'm more interested in my life than I am in my career. I don't want to not work. I do enjoy working, but not to the point where that's the only thing I focus on.

A career is all very well, but no one lives by work alone.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

It doesn't matter how much money you make; it's where you feel happy.

I never put a premium on making a living. It was never one of those things that was important to me.

Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job - not a calling.

I don't feel this overwhelming pressure to play or to 'make money.' That's not my driving goal.

I wish Americans thought more like Europeans when it comes to money and work. They take time off, they do what they love. We think work is the most valued commodity. Really the most valued commodity is time.

My career is really important to me, but there have to be other great, important things in your life besides work.

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.

Maybe it sounds like I'm splitting hairs here but I don't wanna perform for a living, I wanna live for a living.

I have never been motivated by money.

There's a part of me that wants to be known and make a comfortable living but still be able to go grocery shopping. My overall idea of success is having people I want to work with want to work with me.

I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.

What you do is more important than how much you make, and how you feel about it is more important than what you do.

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are other things that I care more about than being an actor.