Tim Ferriss Quotes

I have had more honors than I've deserved and more rewards than I expected. It can be tempting just to say, 'Well, I'm going to retire.' But what would I do then? Sit in a chair and watch TV? Don't let fulfillment throw away your tomorrow.

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

I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

I thought happiness came from achievement.

Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.

We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.

Once you've achieved everything, there is nothing left. You take out the core of being human: the striving.

If you equate happiness with success, you will never achieve the amount of success necessary to make you happy.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.

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

There is only one secret. To love what you are doing.

Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life.

I was so driven that sometimes you don't recognise all the good things that are happening to you.

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

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

The No. 1 question I get from everybody is, 'How did you make it?' I'm like, Don't worry about making it. There is no making it. Just be happy.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.

The goals are not about the sweet smell of success as much as it's about enjoying a damn day on the movie set... I live in a complete state of grace.

I'm really, really enjoying myself, I seem to have a lot of purpose in my life. I'm enjoying what I'm doing, you know, and people are liking it. So, it's great, you know.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

Everything I dared dream of has come to fruition. Which is not to say that I don't grumble with the best of them, but the wobbles have been way outweighed by the wonders.