A Quote by Oprah Winfrey

Don't worry about being successful. Worry about being significant.

Oprah Winfrey

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Oprah Winfrey
American - Entertainer
Born: January 29, 1954

The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead to work toward being significant - and the success will naturally follow.

Oprah Winfrey

Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Don't worry about appearing sentimental. Worry about being unavailable; worry about being absent or fraudulent.

Anne Lamott

Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.

Confucius

There is a worry about a bomb being implanted in a human being and placed on an airplane. So, I think there is a lot to worry about.

Dianne Feinstein

Worry about being respected, never worry about being liked because that's the trap.

Jada Pinkett Smith

That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you don't have to worry about. If you can hire someone or cast someone who equates to not having to worry about, it's great!

Jonathan Levine

Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.

Ice Cube

In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun.

Drew Goddard

I'd have to say the best part of being successful is being able to take care of my mom so she never has to worry about anything again and also being able to put my friends and people I care about in positions to win.

G-Eazy

My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.

Colm Meaney

Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.

Confucius

I don't worry about running myself ragged. I worry about being bored.

Brantley Gilbert

I worry about civil-rights activists being targeted as black-identity extremists. I worry about the government saying, 'I don't like this progressive blogger' and subjecting them to scrutiny.

Kevin de Leon

I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.

W. C. Fields

When we advocate for violence against women to be eliminated on campuses, we say, 'Well, actually, it's not just on campuses we have to worry about.' We might have to worry about high schools. We might have to worry about police precincts and cars. We might have to worry about public housing.