Rokia Traore Quotes

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success.

The happy man is he who knows his limitations, yet bows to no false gods.

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

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

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.

Happiness comes from the full understanding of your own being.

I have come a long way and learnt a lot. I read this quote about a year ago: 'Happiness must not be pursued; it must ensue.' It's made me realise that just being married again or something like that won't make me happy; the happiness ensues from how we live our lives.

I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest.

Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of the things that in our heart of hearts we wish we had - outside of us.

I'm not even aware of my success. Success is such an illusion.

I've realised I can be happy.

True success, true happiness lies in freedom and fulfillment.

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody.

I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.

Real success is not, like, materialistic. It's being where you want to be when you want to be; just living your life how you feel; having an ultimate goal and being able to accomplish it.

You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.

We don't feel like we're famous. We just feel like we're doing what we love.

That's why success hasn't changed me: because I don't want to be famous or do TV or be a model or be recognised in a shop. I'm not interested. There's nothing worse.

I feel loved. That's more important to me than being an All-Star, honestly.

I kind of got out of the spotlight and life's never been this good.

When I was in my 20s, I don't think I knew what happiness was. Now, it's about getting to a place in your life when you're confident in the person you are. It took me a long time to get there.

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 was never carried away by success and have learnt from the failures. Satisfaction is what I crave for; fame and wealth are just by-products.

Know your own happiness.

You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure.