Lou Holtz Quotes

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.

We only have so much life left. Before I do die, I want to do something good for people.

Although it sounds cliche, the main thing I want to do is touch people with what I do. I want everything I do to be meaningful, and I want it to be about more than just myself, or the money.

I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!

If they want to write about me in a good way, they should write how I do things that are useful.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.

Success is not about how much money we have in the bank, but it's about how many peoples' lives we have impacted through it. Success is experienced when we do things which are never done before.

Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.

Money comes and goes. When you pass away it's about what you've done to make this world a better place.

I think people get satisfaction from living for a cause that's greater than themselves. They want to leave an imprint. By writing books, I'm trying to do that in a modest way.

I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.

At the end of my life, is it better to say that I empowered people to make great stuff, or that I died with a net worth of $10 billion? Obviously I'm picking the former, although I would not mind both.

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

When we talk about having a life of significance and meaning, it's not about fame or money or resources. It's about people and lives and hearts. That's my biggest passion in life.

The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.

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.

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.

The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

To have a meaningful life, you have to be of service …