Chris Gardner Quotes

Work has never really been work for me. It's been a natural extension of my life.

I've said that if you're not doing something that you're passionate about, you're compromising yourself every single day.

That never stops. That's what drives you: the joy and excitement of doing what you love.

If you're not working on something you're passionate about, it's a long, hard road.

Life's too short to be spending all your waking hours doing something you're not excited about. And when people are that excited, you can see it in the work.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.

I want to be in love with what I do at all times, and I want to stay in love.

You know, I do projects that I really care about. I hope I'll stand by that until the day I die!

I've spent my life following my passion.

You will never fulfill your destiny doing work you despise.

When I got into college, I found what ultimately became my life's work. I couldn't sleep at night, I was so excited about it. So I'm attracted to people who play at that level. They actually want to play in their professional life.

The truest drive comes from doing what you love.

It's about carrying on the legacy and doing something I love and have a passion for.

I am one of the lucky people in the world: I found something I always wanted to do, and I have enjoyed every single minute of it.

If you're going to spend two years of your life on something, it has to matter to you; you have to be passionate about it.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

I actually think most people do what they love because it's really important to them.

I think there's something redeeming about trying to follow your passion.

Find something you're passionate about, and focus on it.

I only do things that I'm passionate about.

I feel like I was born to do this... I started working professionally as soon as I could, doing weddings and things like that in high school, while everyone else was having keg parties. I just felt destined to do it and really committed and driven; it was something that just felt right all my life.

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

To not pursue the thing one wants would be a waste of one's life.

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

I wouldn't change my life for anything. I am exactly where I want to be and have no plans to ever retire.