Nice people are often not good people and good people
are often not nice people.
— from 101 Really Important
Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting by Ernie J. Zelinski
Anything great that has been accomplished in the history
of humanity has started with one small thought. We all have those thoughts; few people do anything with
theirs, however. What do you intend to do with yours?
— from Look Ma: Life’s
Easy by Ernie J. Zelinski
There are two principles for creative success — one general and one definitive.
The general principle is that everyone has the ability to be creative and make a big difference in this
world.
The definitive principle is that almost everyone has volunteered to be exempt from the general
principle.
— from The Lazy Person's Guide to Success (over 110,000 copies
sold)
The best advice that anyone can give you for choosing a
specific career is never to accept someone else's advice. Indeed, one of the biggest reasons for
choosing the career you have chosen should be that no one told you to.
— from Career
Success Without a Real Job
Being unemployed is the true test of who you really
are:
— from The Joy
of Not Working
If the grass on the other
side of the fence is greener, try watering your side.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
It isn't much of a book of quotations if I'm not in
it.
— Ernie J. Zelinski
(after being given a Book of Quotations for his birthday)
When you find yourself on the side of majority, question
yourself about what you are doing and why. It is likely wrong.
— from
Look Ma; Life's Easy
Thank Heaven for Retirement!
— from How to
Retire Happy, Wild and Free
Life is a game. Happy people are the players. Unhappy people are the
spectators. Which would you like to
be?
— from The Lazy
Person’s Guide to Happiness by Ernie J. Zelinski
Imagine that you are in
control of your life. Now, the question is: Why do you have to imagine this?
— from Look Ma: Life’s
Easy by Ernie J. Zelinski
Be clear about the purpose of money. Money is like
health. It is necessary for survival but it is not what you live for.
— from Don't Hurry, Be Happy by Ernie J. Zelinski
Retirement: A Time to Become Much More than You Have
Ever Been
— from How to
Retire Happy, Wild and Free
Prosperity Comes When You Do the Right Things with Your Life
— from Career Success Without a Real Job
Have you ever considered that your perception of reality
could be wrong? If you haven't, this is a pretty good sign that it is.
— from Look Ma: Life’s Easy by Ernie J. Zelinski
When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost,
much more is lost. When health is lost, practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is
lost, there is nothing left."
— from The Lazy
Person’s Guide to Happiness by Ernie J. Zelinski
To fear retirement is to fear life.
— from How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free by Ernie J. Zelinski
Ordinary People Attain Extraordinary Success
— You Can Too!
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
Overnight Success Happens Only in Fairy Tales, Trashy Novels, and Bad
Movies.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
If you end up getting into a fight with someone, make
sure that you win by at least half a mile.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness by Ernie J. Zelinski
According to the book Celebrate Today,
June 18th is National Splurge Day. Besides being the birthday of Paul McCartney and Isabella Rossellini,
it's also mine. Go ahead; celebrate my birthday and don't worry about the cost!
— from Don't Hurry, Be
Happy by Ernie J. Zelinski
Comfort is a double-edged sword. A little will increase health and happiness;
too much — and it will destroy both.
— from the inspirational novel Look Ma, Life's Easy by Ernie
J. Zelinski
People who observe no limits in attempting to get work done aren't nearly as smart as
they think. Hard work can be done by any fool. But to be highly productive, and still have plenty of
time to rest and play, this is where true genius resides.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Success by Ernie J. Zelinski
Just one great idea can change your life dramatically.
Look for it.
It's there somewhere!
— from Career Success Without a
Real Job by Ernie Zelinski
Know the moment when to work diligently.
Even more important, know the moment when not to work, but to relax and play instead.
This will not only benefit you immensely, but also will astonish your friends and competitors.
— from The Lazy
Person's Guide to Success: How to Get What You Want Without Killing Yourself for
It
To be more successful, learn to distinguish between the truly unimportant and the
truly important. Eventually you will be considered not only a genius, but a messiah as well.
— from Look Ma: Life’s Easy by Ernie J. Zelinski
Your suffering is something you choose. Experience it fully. Without it you will not
achieve personal growth and higher consciousness.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness by Ernie J. Zelinski
Do the Difficult and Uncomfortable If You Would Like an Easy and
Comfortable Life.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
Don’t Mess Around with Reality and Reality Won ’t Mess Around with
You.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
Take Special Care of Yourself — Because No One Else Will!
— from How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free
Get Creative — You Will Surprise Yourself and Change the World!
— from Career Success Without a Real Job
Happiness Doesn’t Care How You Get There
— from How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free
Do It Badly — But at Least Do It!
— from Career Success Without a Real Job
You can always make up in creativity what you lack in good fortune. Playing the game
of life is like playing poker. Playing three aces badly won't get you as far as playing a terrible hand
well.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Success
If you're in a hurry to find happiness, slow down. Give it a chance to catch up with
you.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
Compromising your integrity for money, power, or fame will come back to haunt you.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
If You Hang Around with a Bunch of Blunderers Long
Enough, you Will Become One Yourself.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not
hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Success
If you expect to have it all, you will have nothing. Learn to be happy with nothing —
and you will have it all!
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
Live a little. Laugh a little. Love a little. Happiness will find you in a big way.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
Everyone seems to want to be somewhere they aren't. Choose to be where you are right now and you will be
happier than 90 percent of humankind.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
Occasionally, you will be given the chance to be either intellectual or pleasant.
Leave being intellectual to others.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
If you are a happy person, don't spend your time trying to make an unhappy person happy. Near as I can
tell, you have to be a magician to pull it off.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
Be good to others, but don't expect a lot of gratitude in this world. Remember that
good deeds are seldom remembered and bad deeds are seldom forgotten.
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
Misery doesn't only love company. It demands it. For this reason, don't walk away from
negative people. RUN!
— from The Lazy Person’s Guide to Happiness
There’s Insanity on Both Sides of the Debate When You Argue with an
Idiot.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep
Forgetting
Financial Insanity Has Its Own Big Following — Including You and Me.
— from 101
Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
Try to earn your $$$$$$
before you spend them.
— from Don't Hurry, Be Happy i
Good deeds are seldom remembered; bad deeds
are seldom forgotten.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
Put money in it's place. Money can buy you cars, houses, trinkets, fleeting sex,
shallow companionship, cheap attention, and unfulfilled status. However, it can't buy you peace, love,
or happiness.
— from Don't Hurry, Be Happy
The Most Creative Shortcut to Success Is to Reevaluate
What Success Means to You.
— from 101 Really Important Things You Already Know But Keep Forgetting
