Marilyn Hacker Quotes

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.

My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.

I'm in a great place because I've gone full circle.

I'll never feel like I've made it.

I've had all that you could ask for. The fat lady has sung, and there's a standing ovation.

I'm happy I'm able to leave a legacy behind. I'm happy I was able to win a championship. I have no regrets about nothing.

I feel that if I retire today, I've done enough. I've achieved everything in comedy... I feel I don't need anything else. It's already built.

Yes, I am successful in Asia. But if you think about that too much, you become boring. Because you don't want to take risks.

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it.

I have to admit that I was very happy to finish 'In the Cut,' and happy not to return to it.

Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him happy.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.

The end crowneth the work.

This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure.

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

I feel fulfilled when we've revealed a person.

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable.

If you have a success in your life, why can't we hold on to that? Why can't that be good enough for a lifetime; why do we always have to be ramping up?

I believe the relationships and emotions you experience when you have success are the things that last forever.

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.

It's been a terrific life.

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