Grace Lee Whitney Quotes

It's so rewarding the journey that I've been on.

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.

Before 'Idol,' I was lost... Now, I've actually followed through with something. I am a better man for it!

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

'What is success?' It isn't only about winning, but playing in a certain way.

People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.

Success isn't about reaching your goals; it's about striving for things, like the joy of trying to raise a family, trying to be a successful singer, trying to write good songs, trying to be a better person. It's that old thing about life being about the journey, not the destination.

Life post 'Pink' has been great. I have no complaint. I have worked very hard to be where I am.

Life will go on. I suppose the aura of the Nobel is such that my life will change, but I don't think I'm going to let it change much. You understand, I'm used to a quiet life.

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

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

I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.

I achieved what I want to achieve and I want to continue doing something else.

I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.

I want to be happy. I realized that being happy isn't necessarily about getting there, it's how you get there. It almost sounds like a cliche, but every entrepreneur I've talked to - every good entrepreneur - really enjoys the 'how you get here.'

It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.

If you become great, then you can become happy. If you're happy first, it's much more difficult to be great.

It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.

There's nothing like success.

My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.

I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.