Alan Ball Quotes

I think there's a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.

Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction.

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

I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful.

I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place.

The reality is that every human being is placed on this planet, and one of the things that drives humans is their need for meaning, and if you can make every job meaningful, then you will guarantee that every job will be done to its highest level of excellence.

I do work that I feel I have something to contribute to.

I love what I do, and I find personal joy through my work at Harman. My identity is who I am and what I do.

Finding meaning in your work is your responsibility. Any job can be better when you actively work to find meaning in the work.

You learn very quickly where you feel fulfilled and where you don't.

If you're just saying, hey, I'm doing this. I'm working to make money. I'm working to increase my status. If that's all there is, I think you will find out that it's meaningless.

Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.

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.

It just seems there's better things to do in your life than be on television if it's not interesting, if it's not challenging, if it's not fun. You know? When it stops being those things for me, I'll stop making television.

No-one works for money alone and tapping into what people want from their careers and what they have to offer is essential.

I don't work at something because I think it's important. I work at things that, to me, are interesting.

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

The character I play in Star Quality says acting is the be-all and end-all of her life. I'm not like that. I do enjoy working and I give every job my best shot but I never feel, What on Earth am I going to do now?

Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives.

I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money.

I'm saved every day by the intrinsic value of the work I do, which I truly enjoy.

It's not about working anymore, its about doing work I can be proud of.

It's sort of good to see your vocation as a daily task and have fairly modest expectations for financial or reward in other coin - glory, love, whatever.