David McCullough Quotes

Whether you've found your calling, or if you're still searching, passion should be the fire that drives your life's work.

I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.

I've spent all of my life trying to get people to feel a passion for what I do.

I love what I do, and I never thought about doing anything else. I think my voice was bestowed upon me; it was a gift I was given. I just had to learn to understand how to use it.

Vision lifts you up. It makes you smile a secret smile because you know that you have something very special to share. What is your vision?

Pay attention to your passions. They are the key to starting and finishing the book you are meant to write. I don't believe in talent. I believe in passion.

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It's what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for.

Make sure your desire to do what you're aspiring to do is deeper than just fame and being a celebrity.

When you cease to dream you cease to live.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

What inspires you, what excites you when you wake up in the morning?

I still don't know if I'm good enough or if it's a calling or a vocation or something, but the talent part is out. My desire to do it is undoubted. I just love doing this.

Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.

When I write, I make decent money doing it, but I don't wake up dreaming about writing.

To write, you need to find what you love.

I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about.

I knew I wanted to be creative but didn't know how.

Everything I do is part of my passion.

I want to offer a word of encouragement to authors: You have to feel called to the message of your book enough that you want people to get that message. When you get to that place, your passion goes through the roof, and then the other stuff happens.

I have too many ideas for a lifetime.

Passion means finding a way.

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.