David McCullough Quotes

When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.

If you do have something you love to do, the fun part of the job is no different than what was fun about doing it in high school for no money. I thought there would be some greater reward in succeeding.

I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product.

I don't sing for awards, I sing for rewards!

I think that if you don't enjoy doing something you are not going to be good at it.

Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where you don't love what you're doing, get off it.

Money need not be our only reward.

What I've learned from the Pixar guys is 'If you work for the love of what you're doing, it's always going to come out right.' Cause if you're working for a paycheck then it's not going to work in the long run; it's not going to feed your heart and soul.

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

You see, if you take pains and learn in order to get a reward, the work will seem hard; but when you work... if you love your work, you will find your reward in that.

Nobody can be a success if they don't love their work.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business.

I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with a great deal of pleasure. Why? Because I only do something if I want to do it; I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, moving, inventing.

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

Nobody can be successful if he doesn't love his work, love his job.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.

People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.

I love to work. I absolutely love to work.

The most important thing I have learned from the people I've worked with is that you have to love what you do. That passion will drive you anywhere you want to go.

It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do.

If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.

To make a living from doing something I love is fantastic. As long as people want to listen to me, I'll keep doing it. In fact, to tell you the truth, even if no one did want to listen to me, I'd still be doing it!

It must pay to work!