Oral Roberts Quotes

Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

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

My parents definitely sparked something in me. I'm sure of it. I saw how happy and fulfilled they were, and I knew I wanted the same job.

I hope I don't get driven to the point where, to be honest, I'm never satisfied. I hope there's some part of me that can be content.

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

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

However, there's three reasons for doing things in this particular world. One is love, one is prestige and the other's money. If you get all three together, that's fine.

I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather be doing.

My ambition is to be happy.

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

The joy of life is in the work.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

There aren't a whole lot of things I want out of life. My bucket list is extremely short: Achieve the success in the industry I want, and get married. If I achieve both of those, I can die completely stoked. I don't need anything else.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

I don't just want to be successful I want to have fun.

I'm happy that people have watched and appreciated my work. That's why I'm doing it.

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.

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

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night

I've been evaluating how much I value happiness in my life. To be too driven takes away your happiness.

As far as I'm concerned, as soon as you reach your goal, then that's the box ticked for me. I don't feel the need to repeat titles or repeat victories; as soon as I get the one, then I'm happy.

The day you are content, you will stop growing.