Jimi Manuwa Quotes

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.

When I see people that are my age and reaching 50, the ones that are really sparkly and full of joy are the ones that are committed to something bigger than themselves.

This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth.

I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.

I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

I want to live a fulfilling life.

If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make you wealthy, although it is more likely it will make you happy.

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.

Stardom is no longer the fuel of my soul. It is the deeper aspects of life that nurture me. And I realise I am very blessed.

Through a long and painful process, I've learned that happiness is an inside job - not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I've become a different and better person - not perfect, but still a work in progress.

I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.

This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.

I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that!

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

Life: my favorite occupation.

I've found joy, peace and perspective. Those are very good things to have.

Acting changed my life. I say God and then acting. Because becoming an actor, I've gained a new respect for humanity. And I believe that it's also helped me to grow as a person. It's been one of the biggest blessings and expressions that I could have ever been gifted with.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.

I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that.

To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love.

I think there's something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think - you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

Happiness for me is getting to write about the most important things I know.

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves.