Quotes About Passion

Don't do something you don't like. Look for a job that makes you excited to get up and go to work everyday.

A work of art is an act of love. Critics are crab lice.

If you think your work is ultimately about a paycheck, then that will affect the quality of your work as well as the quality of your own life.

I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling.

I went to art high school and thought I'd be a painter. Unfortunately I didn't finish high school, but that's always been part of my work.

I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.

I love all sides of the work but that doesn't mean it isn't hard.

I'm obviously very involved with my own charity and foundation that I work with. Obviously, I'm very passionate about that.

My work life is intense. But I love what I do.

My days are filled with work I love - reading poems, writing poems, talking with people about poems, teaching, directing a writing program, hosting readings, etc.

If you love everything you do, you will probably end up with mediocre work. I think dissatisfaction with the state of things does propel creative people forward.

For a long time, I debated about whether I would make movies or join the circus and work as a clown.

I know writers for whom the act of writing is a necessary chore. They suffer to write great work. I am very lucky that for me writing is a delight.

Going to the golf course every day for work? That's a good job.

The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.

If they watch me play, people will say I'm not into it or whatever. That's okay. I kind of like it. People don't know how much work I'm putting into it. They don't need to know.

When real work happens and that's when real art happens.

I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread.

There are two great things that we need to find in life: one is love, probably the most important, and the second is work, and they compete with one another from time to time.

Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work.

My work is just a hobby. No, I wouldn't want to do it professionally. It's too hard. Deadlines are no fun. But I can sit and tweak all night and not worry about time.

Really, voice-over IS great. If it paid as much as on camera work, it's all I'd ever do.

The work is the most important thing.

I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope.