William Lyon Phelps Quotes

I never wanted to take a job because I needed money, and I never have.

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.

At the end of the day, I don't need to work, and I think it's good that I have the drive and willpower to get up and do something in the morning even though I don't need to.

Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.

I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.

My life goal is to find a nice balance between working for money and working for fulfillment.

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles.

Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction.

Maybe it sounds like I'm splitting hairs here but I don't wanna perform for a living, I wanna live for a living.

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

I read a quote by James Dean when I was 17; he said, 'I'd rather starve than do a whole bunch of work that I don't care about.' The older I got, the more I understood what he was saying. If I want to do a whole lot of work that I don't care about, then I would probably be working in a law office somewhere.

I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want.

If I didn't want to work for a couple of years, I wouldn't have to-it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it.

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

I'm not driven by money and I'm not driven by career.

I don't have a career. I have a life.

Work to me has become kind of a hobby. I was a part of something that gave me financial independence and the rent is paid. Now it's just about projects that turn me on.

Obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn't necessarily there.

I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.

I have to work, for my soul.

I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work.

Pursuing your passion is fulfilling and leads to financial freedom.