Adrian Grenier Quotes

I'm not motivated by money or power or fame. In the end, it doesn't bring much happiness. The only thing that is driving me is self-satisfaction, self-validation.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

I wanna live.

It's not always about the money and the fame, and a lot of people think that it is sometimes.

It's not about the money for me.

You should run your life not by the calendar but how you feel, and what you're interests are and ambitions.

I want to maximize my potential. And when I talk about that, don't get me wrong - I'm not talking about just making money.

Do something because you really want to do it. If you're doing it just for the goal and don't enjoy the path, then I think you're cheating yourself.

As long as you are enjoying your wrestling and enjoying what you are doing, that's all that really matters.

I wanted to be somebody, go somewhere, do something with my life.

Money and fame, it only makes you so happy. You gotta find other reasons to fight. I want a certain amount of money to do the things that I want to do.

I am not motivated by money.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

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 not doing that now, so I feel really good about myself.

I look forward to proving something to myself and others.

My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit.

The only thing that I am ambitious about is to live a good life. Full stop.

Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.

Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success.

By affirming your own gifts and accomplishments, you build your confidence and increase your ability to build a brighter future.

There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.

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.

As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.

Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment.