E. W. Howe Quotes

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.

Work faithfully, and you will put yourself in possession of a glorious and enlarging happiness.

You're allowed to work hard and have good things and do good things.

The days you work are the best days.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

I'm not hungry for success. I am only hungry for good work, and that is how it is with most superstars. Every day I tell myself how fortunate I am to be where I am.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.

I think it's nice to work and then have success.

I've been working so hard for the past eight years and I'm tired - but I'm also deliciously tired because what a wonderful life I've lived.

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

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.

I feel true success comes from being able to work and the love for it.

The definition of success to me is not necessarily a price tag, not fame, but having a good life, and being able to say I did the right thing at the end of the day.

It's a good feeling to come away from a day's work feeling like you've achieved something. Tired brain is good.

No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

I like it when hard work pays off.

I couldn't imagine my life being any more successful than it is now.

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

I'm happy because I was proud of what I did at 'SNL.' It's the only time probably in my life that I didn't have any regrets. I worked really hard. I played really nice. I threw myself into it. I committed. Beyond that, what else could I have done?

I'd be lying if I said the success means nothing to me. It does. I enjoy it and live a pretty great life.

It's nice when the hard work pays off.

To see that hard work paying off is very good.

It feels great when you work on something so long, and you see signs of growth. When you see it starting to pay off, it's such a great feeling.

Life post 'Pink' has been great. I have no complaint. I have worked very hard to be where I am.