Yo-Yo Ma Quotes

I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost.

We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine the process as well as the goal. Those kinds of dreams are easier to achieve.

Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device.

Without something I'm really excited about... I'd be really lost.

Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.

I think that anytime you get clear about what your mission is or what your focus wants to be, things start to come together in your life.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for.

Usually when you act, you know where you're going, where the point is.

It is important to be clear about what you want and pursue that passionately.

I think purpose is the most important thing because once you understand that, everything else becomes easy.

I like people who have clarity about their work.

It doesn't matter what you can do if you don't know why you're doing it.

You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself, "Is this not moving me toward where we need to be?" I believe that's helpful because a vision pulls you forward and it keeps you focused. A vision for the day, for the week, for the month and a lifelong vision - whatever works for you. And then you govern your activities and your behaviors accordingly.

You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you.

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

Show your bluebell passion with every step you take. Infuse your corporeal mind, body and spirit with atomic sense of urgency, purpose and apple juice.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

I would have to think about it for two or three months before I decided to do something which would have meaning. And it would have to be more than just an impression or pleasure. I would need an objective, a meaning. That is the only thing that could help me.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

If you cry 'forward', you must without fail make plain in what direction to go.

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.