Sonya Deville Quotes

My job is not to analyze my career. But I am proud of the amount of work I've done and the amount of commitment I've given to it. That makes me proud.

But when you are focused on your job, if you know you have given your very best, no matter where you finished, then that is great.

I take a lot of pride in what I do.

I think no matter what your job title or role in life is, it's important to just take pride in what you do and do it well.

I'm not interested in being famous. I'm interested in doing my job and doing it well, and that's wrestling, and that's what I love.

Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt...It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up - as we do what is expected of us, and then some.

I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours.

I don't mean this to sound cliche, but it's really about the work for me. I like to keep working on things.

And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.

The most important thing I have learned from the people I've worked with is that you have to love what you do. That passion will drive you anywhere you want to go.

Just because 'Planes' is an animated movie doesn't mean I don't take my work seriously. You can always push yourself to be better.

Almost any job can make us better human beings if we do it with passion.

When I do a job, I do it 100 percent. I am so grateful for the chance to do what I do.

I think I started to have thoughts to really want to be serious about my work when I was about twenty-five, and I just kind of started to look into that direction and moved into it.

My advice to anyone would be to focus on your current job and be the best at it. The rest will take care of itself.

I think it's not a big secret that I like to work a lot. I really go out for projects when I find things I'm passionate about.

I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard.

If you're in a job that you hate, don't be scared of seeking out something that might be riskier. Anything can turn into something with passion and hard work.

I never regret any of the work I've done.

For a long time, I played for me, for my career.

I loved my work, and it was a conscious decision to give my best all the time.

For me, becoming the best you can be in something that you love, like rowing, is incredibly challenging, and what you learn about yourself, the sense of satisfaction as you get older and move on, you'll never forget that. It's huge.

I don't think you can say yes to every opportunity and work the weekends and work the overnight shift unless you're really passionate about your job. So I encourage everyone to find their passion and go for it.

That was something I needed to learn, to understand that you can work hard and enjoy it, too.

I love what I do; I want to continue doing it, I work hard at my job.