Teddy Pendergrass Quotes

You cannot be seeking yourself when you're making money.

I definitely feel more complete than before. There's a void you have when you don't feel you've found the other part of who you are, so I'm in a different place now and that's nice to experience.

I came to love, I came into my own.

You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.

I think self-discovery is the greatest achievement in life, because once you discover yourself and accept what you are, then you can fulfil your true potential and be happy.

Real happiness comes from discovering a sense of importance in one's actions and in one's life.

Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to surpass myself unless I first accept myself, and if I accept myself fully in the right way, I will already have surpassed myself.

I am what I wanted and I want what I am.

I am the one I have been looking for.

By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline,that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the duty to fill in this empty place. That is my life.

Be deeply satisfied and ready for more.

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life.

The whole purpose of life is to make yourself happy.

This life that I've led has been really well suited for me.

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.

Every character is asking: 'What's my place? Why am I here? I don't want the answer to be 'Just because.' You find your own purpose. Each finds the reason to be here and how to contribute.

I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

It's not about finding a home so much as finding yourself.

The ultimate goal of therapy... it's too hard a question. The words come to me like tranquility, like fulfillment, like realizing your potential.

It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self.

I needed to carve out my own place and find out what I was going to do.

I had lost my way for some time, so I need to do things that I am happy with. It's not about being the number one heroine or money. It's about doing roles that I enjoy. My biggest ambition is happiness.