Lukas Podolski Quotes

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

My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.

I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like.

I've learned over the years that when I go to that place of passion within me, there's no force in the universe that can interfere with my completing a project.

I have never been motivated by money in my life. You can't make choices based on what the financial return might be.

I would have worked no matter what. I was born and raised that way. It occurred to me to be married second.

It's getting harder to make decisions to just want to do something to work... I'm trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply.

Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.

You have to love the doing of what you're doing and not wait for the phone to ring.

I've never taken a job on anything I didn't want to do.

Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you.

If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.

One good thing about not having any clout is that all this money didn't come in and try to buy me.

If I lose touch with that... the reason why I act... then I'll leave it all. I don't do it for fame or money.

It's not about motivation. It's about what's driven inside of you.

I just feel like there's a lot of things more important than just basketball, and I love basketball. It's what I want to do for the longest time possible. It's what I eat, it's what I sleep about, it's what I breathe, it's in my lifestyle. I just really feel like there's more important things than just putting the ball in the hoop.

I don't even realize sometimes I am spending hours and hours on the field, because it is something I decide to do, not something someone else demands of me.

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

You don't want to do sevens just for the sake of going to the Olympics. its something you've got to want to do.

Family's number one; just, that's flat out it, and I think a lot of people, when they're put in a certain position, will come to that conclusion, and you'll just do whatever.

To be honest, prestige is probably the last thing I focus on.

Intrinsic motivation is one of learning's most precious resources. It bolsters us to stick out the tough moments of a challenge and pursue what we love to do.

When you are passionate about something, you don't need external motivation to work towards achieving it.

If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.