Lloyd Dorfman Quotes

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

To me, my business is my life.

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom. I feel lucky because I have the luxury of working only one or two days a week.

I have lots of business outside of the Octagon, and I'm looking to have fun.

I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with a great deal of pleasure. Why? Because I only do something if I want to do it; I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, moving, inventing.

Thank God, I have the opportunity to do what I love, which is my family and work on a business and try and make it the best that it can be.

You want to provide for your family, of course, but you also want them to come along on the journey with you. I haven't achieved all I want to with my life, so I need to continue to push myself.

If I quit having fun, then it's time for me to quit working.

My schedule has slowed a little. I've cut back on some of my assignments. But I still have the enthusiasm for the sports world that I had 38 years ago.

When work seems like a job, I don't do it anymore. I always want it to be something I'm interested in and something that challenges me.

I'm an entrepreneur. This is my life. This my career. This the way I eat.

I love football, and I love my work.

I believe your career is one of the few things that stay with you forever. It also gives you the confidence to lead a happy life.

Business is my passion.

One of the things that may get in the way of people ... is that they're not in touch with their passion. If you're passionate about what it is you do, then you're going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

If you love what you do, then you always find the time.

I don't play golf or tennis, I don't ski, I don't snowboard. If you love what you do, you never get enough of it.

I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well.

Sports is my passion.

I hope that in 5 years from now I'll be working and doing what makes me happy. Whatever that may be.

I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business.

If my idea was just to maintain a certain lifestyle, there would be no need to get a Ph.D. But I do care very deeply about the idea side as well.

And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.

My work is a love for me; I'd do it for free, but don't tell my bosses.