Jessica Jackley Quotes

I read a quote by James Dean when I was 17; he said, 'I'd rather starve than do a whole bunch of work that I don't care about.' The older I got, the more I understood what he was saying. If I want to do a whole lot of work that I don't care about, then I would probably be working in a law office somewhere.

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

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

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

Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life.

I'm still doing something I love to do.

I don't have a career. I have a life.

I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.

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

You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person, so to me, the context and the framework of trying to do what you love and feel passionate about, in supporting your family in that way, is the most important thing to me.

I don't believe in strategies. I love what I am doing; that's the main thing.

I'll work as long as I can. I'm happy with my life.

There's a difference between a job and purpose. If I did my job without purpose, I wouldn't have the intention to put things out there that should be heard. But I have a purpose.

I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do.

The ultimate dream in life is to be able to do what you love and learn something from it.

I would pay to do what I do if I had to.

Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

I need to feel like the work I'm doing is not necessarily important, but meaningful, at least to me, because otherwise it just becomes a day job. It just becomes factory work and I get really frustrated.

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.

I love to work. You want to talk about natural highs? There's nothing like it.

The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.

It is not more vacation we need - it is more vocation.

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.