Martin Parr Quotes

I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation.

I couldn't see passion as a bad thing.

Whatever you do, you do out of a passion.

I have to have a passion in my life.

There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things, and people who've had their passion punched, beaten, or whatever out of them.

If it's something that reaches out and grabs me, I want to do it. I have a lot of trouble doing things that don't grab me. So, I'm not a very good actor in that way. I can't fake it.

Passion is just something that comes naturally to me.

I have lived my whole life with high intensity.

I guess I'm a passionate person.

I never struggle for motivation, that's for sure. Motivation is something that burns within.

Best way to measure your passion is simply asking would you do it for free? If money is your motivation, then it's not really your passion.

My passion is my driving force.

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

I don't get competitive, really. So I don't know. If I'm excited about something, hopefully someone will think, "Oh right, you should do this." And that's great. I'm not being very articulate about this. I just don't want to do stuff if I'm going to feel bummed out and uninspired.

You can't manufacture passion or "motivate" people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passions of those around you.

Pictures are wasted unless the motive power which impelled you to action is strong and stirring.

The reason I keep acting is that it fuels some kind of passion in me, but the day that those butterflies stop, is the day that I'm gonna quit because I could care less about the magazines or being famous or the money or the awards.

It's the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. You are nothing without it.

You don't chose your passion, your passion choses you

I would like to see an animating passion. Tim Kaine actually had a good line. What animated you before you got into politics? And she actually does have a story there to tell about children. And so drawing that animating passion will do good.

Motivation is not a thinking word; it's a feeling word.

No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. !

When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.

My whole goal is just to keep myself motivated. If I'm motivated, if I'm on fire, it's going to catch with somebody else.

Why are some people born with a fire in the belly, while others need something to get their pilot light lit?