Mellody Hobson Quotes

I believe life is a gift, and I want to live it productively. I am not into this numbers game.

I think people try to make the most of their time on Earth and also to 'fix' their time on Earth.

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts.

We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life.

It's not age that makes a life. It's what you do with it.

Life is earnest - and always has been.

I don't feel old or used up, and I don't have time to waste thinking about aging, because I live only for my cause.

I always want to be doing something - going somewhere, doing a project, teaching a class, writing an article. I try to use up my day. You have a limited time on this planet - try to use as much of it as you can for productive purposes.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!

I'm not one of these people who likes to do as little as possible. I really do feel the hot breath of time on the back of my neck these days. And there are certain things I want to do before my time is up.

While I'm here on this planet, I really want to create art and do creative things.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

We have one life and we should cherish it and make it the best we can.

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough.

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.

You do only live once, and I feel like if I'm able to make a difference on this planet and leave it just a little better than I found it, then I've done my job.

Our responsibility in life is not to lie around and wait for things to happen. Our responsibility in life is to work. Life is getting out and getting things done. When people say they're over-the-hill at age 50, I don't understand it.

What really matters is what you do with what you have.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

We have to choose every day to be active participants. To wake up in the morning and choose this life and make something of it is an incredible thing. Not many living creatures have that option. We have so many opportunities and options - it's a huge burden, but it's also the most freeing part of our lives.