Sheila Heti Quotes

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

There are two ways of approaching your time on this planet: one is to sit around waiting for something to happen that will make sense of your existence, and the other is to get out there and find purpose for yourself.

We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there's a lot we can do, and there's a lot we should do.

The goal of being alive is to figure out what it means to be alive.

We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!

Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's all happening out there. Discover what part you can play and then go for it.

The future starts today, not tomorrow.

Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.

We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can.

Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.

A life which does not go into action is a failure.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.

I have a calling in my soul, if you like, to try to make my life in some way worthwhile. What is the value of my existence?

Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.

When there's an opportunity to do more, we must.

Every man dies. Not every man lives.

I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me.

I'm one of those people who believes you are what you do.

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

The last thing I want is for people to go through the motions in life. We're all meant to do different things, but there's a lot of opportunity for us to do some great things.

We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life.