Pierre Dukan Quotes

No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.

I'm happiest when I have something to focus my energy on.

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

Give me something to do and you will make me happy.

If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.

I'd rather be busy than not.

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

I like being busy.

I'm not good when idle.

Occupation is the necessary basis of all enjoyment.

I don't have the time to be bored.

Success is a nice by-product but what I really want is work.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

I'd rather be doing something than not doing something.

I like being full, every day, with stuff that I have to do.

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

I see what keeps people young: work!

I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you're not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you're really busy. That's the reason to sort of carry on.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

I think there's nothing that makes you happier than to be really involved in something. I can't imagine a totally idle life.

The busier you are, the more interesting you are. The more you're off doing your thing and loving your job and your life, that's fascinating.