Michael Dirda Quotes

If you want to live a fulfilling life, then you have to do something that motivates you and also earns you a living.

Find your passion is in life, and do what you can to integrate that into your work life. That's not to say you won't have occasional frustrations in your job - that just goes with the territory - but at least you'll feel better inside, and that, over time, will mean more to you than you might think.

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.

My life goal is to find a nice balance between working for money and working for fulfillment.

I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.

I find success to be being able to do what you love and provide for your family by doing what you love.

The money, the fame, if that comes, that's fantastic. But at the end of the day, my aim is to go to sleep at night content and have a purpose, and to know that I'm not swapping my life for money and some mind-numbing boring job, making easy money and protecting my brain.

I hope that in 5 years from now I'll be working and doing what makes me happy. Whatever that may be.

People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

I get to do interesting roles and make a living.

You will never fulfill your destiny doing work you despise.

I love what I do, and I'm not doing anything either for money or for the sake of some unfulfilled ambition.

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.

Don't let anybody tell you different, man: The main goal in life careerwise should always be to try to get paid to simply be yourself.

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

When work is not going well, it's useful to remember that our identities stretch beyond what is on the business card, that we were people long before we became workers - and will continue to be human once we have put our tools down forever.

Pursuing your passion is fulfilling and leads to financial freedom.

Find something in life that you love doing. If you make a lot of money, that's a bonus, and if you don't, you still won't hate going to work.

You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person, so to me, the context and the framework of trying to do what you love and feel passionate about, in supporting your family in that way, is the most important thing to me.

I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

I want to be doing something that I love and actually being able to feed myself by doing it.

Money's important, but it isn't a motivator for me.