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"...if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid. Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way. " This quote says that if you only live to make money, your life being miserable and unhappy, because you will be doing things you don't want to do for the sake of living, and

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"Well, it’s so amazing as a result of our kind of educational system, crowds of students say well, we’d like to be painters, we’d like to be poets, we’d like to be writers, but as everybody knows you can’t earn any money that way" (Watts).
When most people answer the question "what would you do if money did not exists", people tend to answer with material things or traveling, etc. But a point that Watts makes is, there will still be jobs that have to been done even if there is no money. Many people tend to pick a career based on how much money they will make. What career would you pick if money did not exists? Many people who are artists or writers have not been one all of their life because you are not always certain which one of your pieces will make money and which ones people might not necessarily like. People interpret things based on what they have experienced so they might not understand your art and then you are not making any money on it. He makes it a point to say "...but as everyone knows, you can't earn money that way." This is him saying you will get money but not enough for you to live off of. You should try to find a way to do what you love no matter how big of an impact money might have.

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“Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way.“

This quote makes me realize that everything in your life is temporary. Although the thought of disappearing is scary, it also opens your eyes to value what you have in life. It engages the reader by trying to expand their thoughts and ideals on how to live their lives. This quote is important to me because it makes me want to do more and not live my life unhappy and full of regrets.

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"But it’s absolutely stupid to spend your time doing things you don’t like, in order to go on spending things you don’t like, doing things you don’t like and to teach our children to follow in the same track. See what we are doing, is we’re bringing up children and educating to live the same sort of lives we are living." this quote means that parents are teaching their kids to live the lives they did and to get the best jobs for the money but when they should be telling them the money doesn't matter as long as you like what your doing

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"Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way. "
This quote gave me the chills. I can honestly say this quote has so much power because its not only talking about the length of life, its also talking about the choices in life. Its a possibility for you not to be able to live tomorrow. The choices you make in your every day life should be made with consideration to the fact that you may not be here tomorrow. Something my mother would say is to never plan tomorrow because things unplanned tend to become more enjoyable and much more appreciated. With ease I am able to combine my mothers words and Alan Watts quote because there both giving the message of living in the present and not worrying about the future for you do not know if you will be taking a breath tomorrow.

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"...if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time." (Watts)

This quote caught my eye because I know that everybody thinks money is everything, but I think whats more important is happiness because I think every single person deserves to be happy and shouldn't be living a miserable life that depends on money.

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"When we finally got down to something, which the individual says he really wants to do, I will say to him, you do that and forget the money, because, if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way. " This quote caught my attention because it is something that I know and have experienced being true. Many people choose a career and base it mostly on the fact that they know that the income is high. I also know many people who choose something they like and enjoy doing which I think is more reasonable.The quote tells us to choose something we like so it's more enjoyable and goes on to say you can make it bigger than it is.

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" You'll be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don't like doing which is stupid. Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." This quote means to just not spend your time thinking about all the ways to make money because then you're going to be focused on one thing and won't be able to enjoy the other things in life especially you're desires.

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"What do you desire? What makes you itch? What sort of a situation would you like?". This stood out to me because these are questions that I ask my self every day. I still do not know what I want.

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"Well, it’s so amazing as a result of our kind of educational system, crowds of students say well, we’d like to be painters, we’d like to be poets, we’d like to be writers, but as everybody knows you can’t earn any money that way."

This quote stood out to me because when you really think about it, our education tells or limits us on what we will be able to do or achieve. The things we do in the future are solely based on what we accomplish during our school life and what can provide us with money. Everyone has an idea and dream of what they want to do and accomplish, but they're held back due to the thoughts of one's self or others on whether or not it's a good living.

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"...somebody is interested in everything, anything you can be interested in, you will find others will." Throughout life, there are things we as humans come to be interested in, either it be swimming, writing, or becoming an entertainer. There are things on Earth that everyone can do to make themselves enjoy life more than sitting behind a computer screen. Along with yourself, there will be people around you who have the same interest as you, so life becomes easier since there are people who will struggle with you.

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What do you want to do? When we finally got down to something, which the individual says he really wants to do, I will say to him, you do that and forget the money, because, if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time.(Watts)
This quote stood out to me because I really do not know what I want to do with my life all I know is that I want to help people that are not as fortunate as me, but the question my parents ask and I also ask myself  is how will I make money how will I support a family? This quote really helped me see that as long as I enjoy what I do then i will be happy and money will not really matter.

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"You'll be doing things that you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is  to go on doing things you don't like doing, which is stupid." (Watts)

This quote caught my attention because it points out the truth. People stress over getting a job that pays well even though you don't like it and from a young age children are told they need to get a "good job". Watts explains how a person living an unhappy life is wasting their time. This quote makes me think about how important it is to do what you want to do
and purse happiness; whatever that may be. Watts opens up the eyes of people, making us think about what we have done with our life and what we want to do. It makes me want to make sure that I live my life doing anything and everything that brings me happiness.

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"You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid." This quote is pretty self explanatory and means that in order to live you're going to be doing things you don't like doing in order to live which according to his philosophy is stupid.

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"Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way"
(Watts). This quote caught my attention because life is too short to be thinking I want to live this long. When in reality, you can not determine how long you will live upon a specific age.

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"Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way."

I believe what the author is trying to say with that quote is how your life could be so much better if you spent it doing the things you like instead of doing the things you don't like that will end up making you feel miserable. I couldn't agree more, considering I feel miserable every time I do something or am forced to do something I don't like.

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"And so, therefore, it’s so important to consider this question:

What do I desire?" (Watts)
This quote is significant to me because it is true in every way. Your whole life depends on what you desire. You could either spend your life doing what you love or doing something because of the money.

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"And after all, if you do really like what you’re doing, it doesn’t matter what it is, you can eventually turn it – you could eventually become a master of it." (Watts). This quote caught my attention because it is basically saying that if you like something, even if your not good at it , you eventually be amazing at it, as long as what you are doing makes you happy

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"You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid. Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way " (Watts).

This quote caught my attention because my family always tells me something similar . They tell me that I should do the things that makes me happy and I shouldn't do it for money. This quote sums up what my parents tell me because it is generally saying go out there and do the things that make you happy because life is short.

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The quote that stood out to me the most would be, "The meaning of life is just to be alive." This caught my eye because it can be interpreted in many ways and one way I interpret this would be to do things you love and to enjoy possibly the only life you have.

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"..if you say that getting money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time."

This quote means a lot to me because I grew up with money being a big issue with your life, and it is. But others misunderstand the bigger picture to life than just money. Money will always be a big part of my life but I will never be controlled by it.

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"See what we are doing, is we’re bringing up children and educating to live the same sort of lives we are living"( Watts).This quote stood out to me because it made me wonder if there is something else teachers should be teaching children and at what age that should be done.

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''I will say to him, you do that and forget the money''
(Watts
When the narrator/author said this, it meant you could worry about nothing except what you really want to do and go for it. Money is just a distraction to all.

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"When we finally got down to something, which the individual says he really wants to do, I will say to him, you do that and forget the money, because, if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid."  This quote means a lot to me because doing something you don't enjoy is a waste of your life, if you're just in it for the money that's all you're going to be worrying about. You shouldn't let money control your life.

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"I will say to him, you do that and forget the money, because, if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid" (Watts). This quote means  that money always comes to peoples' mind and put that that their first priority instead of enjoying what they really desire to do.

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"So don’t worry too much. That’s everybody is – somebody is interested in everything, anything you can be interested in, you will find others will.'' What this quote means to me is that there are endless possibilities to the things you can do and are capable of. The only limit to you is yourself.

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"Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way "

It is better to have a shorter life that you love than a longer life where all you worry about is money. You should  think of yourself and what you want and love in life.

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"You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid." stood out the most to me because if you don't like what you're doing in life you find yourself depressed. but if you do things you enjoy you live every day of your life being happy. A time in my life i did something i didn't like doing was when i did boy scouts because my friends were in it but i didn't enjoy it so i quit it to pursue something else i actually like doing.

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"Better to have a short life doing what you enjoy doing, than a long one doing something you hate."
If you die after a long life and doing things that mean nothing, you will die feeling unfulfilled with things you've done. If you die having had a short life, you will die thinking, "At least I did what I wanted."

My own quote.
"Be the change you wish to see."  If you tell someone to do this or that because it's better, you have to lead by example to inspire others to do the same. If you want the word to stop hating or to stop judgment or injustice, don't hate, don't judge, and always look at the facts.

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"When we finally got down to something, which the individual says he really wants to do, I will say to him, you do that and forget the money, because, if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time"(Watts). For me this is the quote that caught my attention. This relates to me because sometimes I need to not worry about money and just do things because life is not long. Life is meant to be fun but we all worry and do things that will keep financially stable and miserable instead of doing exciting things that make us live in the moment.

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"But it’s absolutely stupid to spend your time doing things you don’t like, in order to go on spending things you don’t like, doing things you don’t like and to teach our children to follow in the same track." (Watts)

This quote makes me think a lot on how I live my life. I take hard classes and do good in school because I'm worried on getting money in the future, but it isn't what I am passionate about. I would much rather pursue my dream as a sort of actor or to just have fun and still get paid for it. I would love to go out and have fun with my friends and be paid for it, but that isn't always possible.

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"You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid. Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way" (Watts). This quote caught my attention because it relates to a problem I'm dealing with now. I only want to go to college to become a nurse and earn enough money to help my family. I don't want to be a nurse. I don't want to spend four more years of school after I graduate high school. I'm not happy with what I'll be doing for the rest of my life. Money is making me do things I don't like in order to go on living. I would rather live a short, happier life rather than a long, miserable one.