Rithy Panh Quotes

Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.

When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection.

I wouldn't change my life for anything. I am exactly where I want to be and have no plans to ever retire.

Sometimes you'll have some things, and sometimes you'll have other things. And you do not need it all at once; it's not good for you.

I think that when you become a mom... you don't really worry about the small stuff. I'm just way more centered. It makes you focus even more on what your goals are in life.

Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.

If I don't get food in my mouth, I'm still happy. If my pants are round my ankles, as long as I don't get arrested for indecent exposure, I'm happy. I'm worried about keeping my hair, not how it's combed.

I'm not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more.

I think no matter what you are going to pursue, if you pursue it like it's the most important thing, then everything else will be lost. And at the end of the day, when it's time to evaluate the path that you chose for your life, there has to be something more.

'Happiness' is a pointless goal.

I'm always trying to not spread myself too thin.

I have no use for eight houses, 88 cars and 500 suits. I can't eat but one steak at a time. I don't want but one woman. It's silly to have as one's sole object in life just making money, accumulating wealth.

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.

Be satisfied with what you have.

To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortune, and not your fortune by your desires.

I love him who desireth not too many virtues. One virtue is more of a virtue than two, because it is more of a knot for one's destiny to cling to.

It's not about having it all. It's about having what you value most.

True happiness springs from moderation.

I am content with what I have, little be it, or much.

The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.

It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

Finding something important in life does not mean that you must give up everything else.

If you want one thing too much it’s likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk—and feisty gentlemen.

The secret to having everything you want out of life is the realization that you really don't want most of the things you think you want.