Liz Phair Quotes

I don't really think about why I climb, I just simply love it.

I just want to do cool stuff.

I do things that I actually love and understand.

Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.

You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

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

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

I enjoy the hunt much more than the 'good life' after the victory.

I don't know what better teenage life you could get than going around the world doing what you love to do.

I didn't do my work for money or prizes - only for the excitement of discovery.

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

I love to win. But probably equal to that - I love doing what I do.

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

You want to do good things, and once you've done a couple of good things in a row, you think 'Well gee, let's not mess this up.' But I am lucky at this point that I have something I really love to do, and it completely holds my attention. I never feel frustrated by it.

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.

There's no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.

But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That's the uniqueness of all of us. That's it.

The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learning and challenging myself. So it's just more fun that way, just to get out and try and do and learn and meet people and try to do something new.

I'm still having fun, and I'm doing something and I'm seeing the world! I wasn't massively ambitious, but I did always want to do the best I could do.

I don't do what I do to get nominated. I do what I do because I love it.

I try to do things I love or care about for some reason.

I'm one of those people that do what I do because I love it.