Katherine Johnson Quotes

I think it is important to enjoy your work.

As things may turn out in the future, people may (though I doubt it) find that their work gives them all the enjoyment - physical, intellectual or aesthetic - which they may require. That certainly is not so now.

For me, coming to work every day has turned out to be exactly what I hoped it would be.

I love that I love my job, and from what I'm told, that others who I work with do, too.

I think it's important to love what you do and have a good time with it. I go to work every day and have a blast.

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.

I enjoy what I do.

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that have come out of that, I personally like better than the ones that didn't.

I'm so happy when I'm working.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

I really got to see my dad enjoy every day that he was working. Everybody should be able to have this much fun when they go to work.

I've discovered, I guess, that it's fun to work.

My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it.

I was lucky to go to work every day for 50 years, to a job that I loved.

I'm just happy to be doing a job that I love.

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.

That just seems like a tough thing to do... just work in the middle of a company for your entire life. You just do the same thing out of college until you're 60, and then you retire.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

You're going to spend a long time with the stuff you work on; you might as well like it.

I'm always happy for a job. It's all fun.

The most rewarding thing is having a job that you love. It's not a luxury that everyone in this world enjoys.

My life is not very different from what it was 20 years ago. In fact, my career hasn't changed much since I was 22.

I definitely would have liked to stay at RCA and have had that relationship, and had them grow with me and support that.

I'm happy when I'm working.

You have to love your job.