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Johnny Carson – Quoted

2010-01-09Where in the world am I today?: At Sea aboard the EMERALD Princess.

“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.”

Johnny Carson, US comedian & television host (1925 – 2005)

Addendum…

“People sometimes still ask me what I want to be when I grow up and I always answer the same thing – Happy. Remain happy and life’s journey will give you more rewards than money alone.”

–David ‘checkerhead’ Aiken

When I went to find the quote today I searched for Johnny Carson… Not sure exactly why, but it just seemed like there’d be a gem of his worth posting, perhaps some comedy gold, perhaps some nugget of wisdom worth imparting… This one seemed to fall under the nugget of wisdom category… When I was performing as a teenager people asked when I was going to grow up and get a real job? Now in my forties people ask me how much longer I pan on doing what I do for a living. Truth is, I still love it. I still get a charge out of walking out on stage and imagine I always will. When will I give up being a performer? Hopefully never. As long as the physical health component stays in place I plan on sticking with this gig for many many years to come – it’s just too much FUN!


 
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