Every person has the potential to have an enormous impact on the world. However, it would help if you were open to changing and adapting as life changes. These changes bring a variety of emotions, including happiness, fear, sadness, and anxiety. Don’t let fear of failure or hard work stop you from making the right decision.
Instead, embrace the ‘negative’ emotions you feel and see them as an opportunity to learn and grow. Keep in mind all the reasons that change might be beneficial for you. Here are some of the most important Do What You Love Quotes.
100 Best Do What You Love Quotes
Chances are you already know what you want. The question is, who is really stopping you?― Hiral Nagda
Catapult into your highest version by doing the things that fuels you with a swanky fire. Yes, even when it doesn’t make sense to the world.― Hiral Nagda
You know you are on the right path when you don’t agree with everything the masses say.― Hiral Nagda
When people don’t understand what you love to do, you are not crazy, you are kick ass.― Hiral Nagda
Overworking doing what you love is way more revitalizing than resting from doing what you hate.― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
I say it every day – I’m the luckiest man on earth.
If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill
Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. — James M. Barrie
Discover a purpose that gives you passion. Develop a plan that makes you persistent. Design a preparation and motivates you to optimize your potentials. Do it because you love it!― Israelmore Ayivor, Dream Big!: See Your Bigger Picture!
It is great to do what you love but greater with the great team.― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
If it lights you up, just do it & throw away the logics.― Hiral Nagda
Inspiration is that little spark that comes at night to set our souls ablaze.― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover
Your life is a beautiful blank canvas. You have the choice of splashing it with the most gorgeous and spectacular colors, by doing what you love.― Hiral Nagda
If something is illuminating you from the inside, you are meant to build an ultra legacy around it which will supersede your world.― Hiral Nagda
Doing something you love has all the answers you are looking for.― Hiral Nagda
The things you are passionate about are the real reason for your existence on this planet.― Hiral Nagda
The sparkle in your eyes which shows up when you do what you love, becomes a starting point to a grand carnival of your new life.― Hiral Nagda
If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. — Marc Anthony
When asked, “Mr. Gandhi, you have been working fifteen hours a day for fifty years. Don’t you think you should take a vacation?” Gandhi smiled and replied, “I am always on vacation.” — Gandhi
What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. — Bob Dylan
You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. — Steve Jobs
Nothing really works unless you would rather be doing something else. — James M. Barrie
I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate. – George Burns
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, harness your power to your passion. Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart, and success will come to you. — Oprah Winfrey
Any human being is really good at certain things. The problem is that the things you’re good at come naturally. And since most people are pretty modest instead of an arrogant S.O.B. like me, what comes naturally, you don’t see as a special skill. It’s just you. It’s what you’ve always done. — Stephen Jay Gould
If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. – Katherine Hepburn
You are what you do. If you do boring, stupid, monotonous work, chances are you’ll end up boring, stupid, and monotonous.– Bob Black
Passion is the genesis of genius. — Tony Robbins
I learned many, many lessons from my father, but not least of which is that you can fail at something you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance doing what you love. – Jim Carrey
I believe you are your work. Don’t trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That’s a rotten bargain. — Rita Mae Brown
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
If you don’t love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion. — Mia Hamm
Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow. — Peter McWilliams
I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. — Jerome K. Jerome
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
There is no passion to be found playing small–in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. — Nelson Mandela
When you’re following your energy and doing what you want all the time, the distinction between work and play dissolves. – Shakti Gawain
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. — Mark Twain
I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. — Steve Jobs
The people who make it to the top — whether they’re musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos — are addicted to their calling … [they] are the ones who’d be doing whatever it is they love, even if they weren’t being paid. — Quincy Jones
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. — Les Brown
Work without love is slavery. ― Mother Teresa
Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others. ― Christopher Paolini
There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don’t like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn’t that a little like saving up sex for your old age? — Warren Buffett
Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. — Jon Bon Jovi
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love. — Steve Pavlina
Yes, I’ve made a great deal of dough from my fiction, but I never set a single word down on paper with the thought of being paid for it … I have written because it fulfilled me … I did it for the buzz. I did it for the pure joy of the thing. And if you can do it for joy, you can do it forever. — Stephen King
Hide not your talents, they for use were made, what’s a sundial in the shade? ― Benjamin Franklin
That’s when I first learned that it wasn’t enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it. ― Charles Bukowski
Paul and I, we never thought that we would make much money out of the thing. We just loved writing software. — Bill Gates
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there’s love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. — Ella Fitzgerald
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else…The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career! — Earl Nightingale
I enjoy my work so much that I have to be pulled away from my work into leisure. — Ralph Nader
I am focused on the work. I am constantly creating. I am a busy girl. I live and breathe my work. I love what I do. I believe in the message. There’s no stopping. ― Lady Gaga
Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night. — Marian Wright Edelman
We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us. ― Marshall McLuhan
Do what you love; you’ll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t get this one right away. — LL Cool J
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
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. — Winston Churchill
Passion kept one fully in the present, so that time became a series of mutually exclusive ‘nows.’ — Sue Halpern
If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are. — George Hubbs
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. — Buddha
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep the streets as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. — Martin Luther King
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt
This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it to work, realize it is play. ― Alan W. Watts
People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working. — Elon Musk
But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness. ― Hubert Selby Jr.
I like to build things, I like to do things. I am having a lot of fun. — Walter Chrysler
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. — John Ruskin
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. — Rumi
Finding the humility to happily walk away from those who don’t get it unlocks our ability to do good work. — Seth Godin
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. — Ferdinand Foch
Nobody can be successful unless he loves his work. — David Sarnoff
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming — John Wooden
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. — Paulo Coelho
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. — Anthony J. D’Angelo
The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life. — Charles Schwab
I found out it is just as hard to make a movie that you are not proud of as it is to make one you love. ― Craig Ferguson
There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life. ― Alain de Botton
If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old ― Peter F. Drucker
You can’t fake passion. — Barbara Corcoran
The law of work seems unfair, but nothing can change it; the more enjoyment you get out of your work, the more money you will make. — Mark Twain
Rest in reason; move in passion — Khalil Gibran
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood… Make big plans; aim high in hope and work. – Daniel Burnham
If we resist our passions, it is more through their weakness than from our strength. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word — excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. — Pearl S. Buck
It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot
I think the foremost quality – there’s no success without it – is really loving what you do. If you love it, you do it well, and there’s no success if you don’t do well what you’re working at. — Malcolm Forbes
Desire! That’s the one secret of every man’s career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire. — Bobby Unser
Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction. ― Anne Frank
God sells us all things at the price of labor. ― Leonardo da Vinci
Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. — Jim Rohn
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. — Henry Ford
It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion. — Rebecca West
Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures. — Joseph Campbell
The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. — Oprah Winfrey
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. — Dr. Wayne Dyer
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life. — Federico Fellini
Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. — Henry David Thoreau
Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable. If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it. — Mario Andretti
If you don’t love something, then don’t do it. — Ray Bradbury
People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don’t EVER stop! ― Steve Maraboli
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ― Emile Zola
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes; work never done. — Christina Rossetti
Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning. — Malcolm Gladwell
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. — Elon Musk
To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.— Sister Mary Lauretta
What is it that you like doing? If you don’t like it, get out of it, because you’ll be lousy at it. You don’t have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don’t like it you’ll never be successful in it. — Lee Iacocca
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me. — Steve Jobs
Do what you love. When you love your work, you become the best worker in the world. — Uri Geller
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. — Farrah Gray
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. — Albert Camus
In fifty years, he never worked a day. To him, nine to five was odds on a horse. — Archie Bunker
Love the life you live. Live the life you love. — Bob Marley
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. — Albert Einstein
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love.- Maya Angelou
An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man’s entire existence. — Honore′ de Balzac
Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives. – Michelle Obama
The ultimate dream in life is to be able to do what you love and learn something from it.-Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt
The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from the shore. – Dale Carnegie
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis
A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. – Arthur Golden
Don’t be defined by your past, your past is the tutor of your present and is always preparing you for new experience. Forget about disappointment or any past mistakes that is keeping you from moving forward. It’s never too late for a new beginning. – Kemmy Nola
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect. – Alan Cohen
If you feel like there’s something out there that you’re supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. – Wanda Sykes.
Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them. – Stacy London
Do what you love, and you’ll always love what you do. – Billy Joel
Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it. – Katharine Whitehorn
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be. – Patanjali
Believe in yourself, listen to your gut, and do what you love. – Dylan Lauren
If time passes, and you still do what you love, then you are on the right way. – Liviu C. Tudose
Hit the reset button. Whatever happened yesterday, forget about it. Get a new perspective. – Germany Kent.
My philosophy has always been, ‘do what you love and the money will follow.’ – Amy Weber
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas Edison
Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself. – Alice Walker
FAQs About Do What You Love Quotes
Do what you love famous quotes?
There are many famous quotes about doing what you love. One famous quote is from Steve Jobs, who said “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” This quote is often used to encourage people to find a career that they are passionate about.
Another famous quote about doing what you love is from Nelson Mandela, who said “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” This quote speaks to the importance of connecting with people on a personal level and doing what you love to do.
What is the origin of the phrase “do what you love”?
There are a lot of different ways to interpret the phrase “do what you love.” For some people, it means finding a career that is both personally and financially fulfilling.
For others, it might mean taking on a new hobby or passion project that brings them joy. And for still others, it might simply mean taking the time to appreciate the things they love in life, whether that’s spending time with family and friends, traveling to new and wonderful places, or indulging in a favorite activity.
No matter how you choose to interpret it, the important thing is to do what brings you happiness. Life is too short to spend your time doing things you don’t love. So, if you can find a way to incorporate more of the things you love into your life, you’re sure to be happier and more fulfilled as a result.
Conclusion – Do What You Love Quotes
People who love what they do are more likely to find happiness at work. We have gathered a selection of quotes that will inspire you to love your job, and we hope they will encourage you to do the same.
Many people take on jobs they don’t like because of financial reasons, geographic factors, or other reasons. Whether your job brings you joy and fulfillment or it’s a stepping stone to your dream career, finding happiness in your day-to-day responsibilities can make a big difference in your overall happiness and your ability to perform well in your role.
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