Nice people are often not
good people and good people are often not nice
peopl
— 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
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
