Patrick Rothfuss Quotes

The only happy people I know are the ones who are working well at something they consider important.

I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.

To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness

Every day, I genuinely count my blessings. One of the greatest things in life is to do a job you really enjoy.

I never consider what I do as work. It has been fun. It's been rewarding and very fulfilling.

Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love.

I think a person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave. Work begins when you don't like what you're doing. There's a wise saying: make your hobby your source of income. Then there's no such thing as work, and there's no such thing as getting tired. That's been my own experience. I did just what I wanted to do. It takes a little courage at first, because who the hell wants you to do just what you want to do; they've all got lots of plans for you. But you can make it happen.

The biggest thing for me is I don't want to let people down. At the same time I love things that scare me and challenge me. If your job doesn't do that and doesn't excite you there's no point in doing it.

I'm not saying that I don't like the success of the job, but I really like going to work every day and I really like coming home and feeling satisfied with what I did today.

A good job isn't something you go out and find, it's something you discover while you're working.

When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you're getting paid.

I believe that earning your living doing something you enjoy is one of the very best ways to nourish yourself. But even if you are employed at something that is not your ideal work, it is important to find ways to take as much pleasure in it as possible. Living in the present moment can make ordinary activities more interesting and joyful; you may be surprised, if you only look, at what you will find. If you try to stay connected with why you are doing what you are doing, for example, then even the parts of your life that aren't especially interesting can become more meaningful.

Happiness is knowin' you've done a good job, whether it's professional or for another person.

Anybody that has a decent job or career has it because they love what they do.

You have everything. A family, a great job, a lot of people who look up to you. You've got a place to go home to. So go.

Every time you consider a job, you have to check in with your inner compass and say, ‘Does this fit in with how I see what the work is for? Is this going to be something interesting and valuable to contribute to the world?’

If you work hard doing the wrong job, is it really work? Or is it some kind of fakery?

Work is the nearest thing to happiness that I can find.

...It's easier to find a way to make money at something you love than to learn to love a job that you can make money at.

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.

I love the work I do.

It’s not our job to assess the merit of our vision or judge its importance. It is our job to receive the vision and act upon it.

We do not wait for inspiration. We work because we've jolly well got to. But when all is said and done, we toil at this particular job because it's turned out to be our particular job, and in a weird sort of way I suppose we may be said to like it.

You really don't want a job. What you want is access to those things you'd like to have.

Be grateful for the joy of life. Be glad for the privilege of work. Be thankful for the opportunity to give and serve. Good work is the great character-builder, the sweetener of life, the maker of destiny. Let the spirit of your work be right, and whether your task be great or small you will then have the satisfaction of knowing it is worth while.