Alain de Botton Quotes

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

Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed. I am glad to believe that the majority of persons do find their right vocation.

There's really nothing else I'm going to do with my life. I'd be useless if I weren't singing or acting.

I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it's not the same financial success, it'll lead you to the money that'll make you the happiest.

To not follow your passion in life is a recipe for failure and unhappiness.

People need to be true to themselves, and if entertaining and content-creating is something that does not come naturally and is really difficult, they should find something they are passionate about and love and do that instead.

I'm going to do anything in my power to keep creating the path that I want to go down and I want to be a part of and be involved with, and whether or not that means superstardom or making music for the rest of my life and not having to work at a coffee shop, I'm fine. I'm happy. I'm stoked for whatever opportunity arises.

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing.

I choose to fill my days with what I'm passionate about, and live with purpose.

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that.

I've never felt that acting was my vocation - never had that tortured thing. I love acting, but it doesn't feed my soul.

I'm just looking for projects I enjoy.

I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

Honestly, my smartest business decision was to never do anything that I didn't love doing.

Try hard to find out what you're good at and what your passions are, and where the two converge, and build your life around that.

I'm living what I always wanted to do.

Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most.

I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a portrait painter. As I got to be older, I realized that as a portrait painter I wouldn't be able to support a goldfish.

I never cared about money or fame, and I don't care now. I follow the groove, and money always follows.

Life is too short to be doing work that doesn't make you feel happy and fulfilled. I'd rather wait for the right project, as opposed to just taking whatever is handed to me.

If I die tomorrow, I've done the two hardest things anybody can do in this life with the least amount of security - music and acting - and I've had success in both. I can't really complain. I try not to live my life that way.