Hugh Prather Quotes

The thing is, I don't do these things for recognition, being a good teammate, being a positive member of the community. I do them because those things make me whole and complete.

My only sure reward is in my actions, not from them.

I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.

Stephen's belief was that if you were free to do your absolute best work, you would be rewarded. My belief was that if you gave all of yourself to what you believed was right, then that would be enough.

I get to define for myself what being a success is.

It was the joy of admiration and of one's own ability, growing together.

For so long, I was searching for something to be proud of. But at a certain point, I realized, 'Wait, I'm doing what I want to be doing. I'm not wanting to do it; I'm doing it.' And that's awesome.

Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.

In the end, I want to be able to say, 'My life was what I made it.'

The will of man is his happiness.

The most important thing in my life is to live my life and enjoy it - to do what I think is right and what I think is good.

All any artist can do is please themselves.

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.

I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging.

My whole career has been trying to please people in basketball. Now it's time to please myself.

It's good for people to look at me and think, 'This guy is doing his thing and enjoying what he's doing and successful at it and living his life.' And that's what I'm doing, and I'm very happy.

We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves.

But my happiness in this world - my level of peace - is never going to be dictated by acting.

It doesn't matter that I didn't win a trophy because I did it my way and I lived the dream.

I'm a strange person - I don't really get rewards out of how many hits I have on YouTube. I love it, and I'm grateful, and it's important to me. But does it equal peace within me? No, it doesn't.

I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.

Popularity isn't an objective in itself. I'm not in this game.

I'm not really concerned with the outer success.

I don't like to do something just to prove I can do it.

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.