William Lyon Phelps Quotes

I just want to do stuff that gives me work satisfaction.

After all, a job isn't worth doing unless you enjoy it.

I don't believe I want to retire, because I just enjoy and love my work so much.

I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.

You're going to spend a long time with the stuff you work on; you might as well like it.

I want to be in love with what I do at all times, and I want to stay in love.

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

Everybody should get to make a living with their passion.

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

I would pay to do what I do if I had to.

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

If you can figure out how to get paid to do something you love, that's the dream.

I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business.

Work for the fun of it, and the money will arrive some day.

I love what I do, and I'm not doing anything either for money or for the sake of some unfulfilled ambition.

I think there's a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.

I don't look at things goin', 'Oh, is this gonna make me rich? Is this gonna make me a star? Am I gonna win awards?' If all that stuff happens, great. Who cares? I still have to wake up in the morning and go to work and be happy to do it.

A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.

Find something in life that you love doing. If you make a lot of money, that's a bonus, and if you don't, you still won't hate going to work.

You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person, so to me, the context and the framework of trying to do what you love and feel passionate about, in supporting your family in that way, is the most important thing to me.

I don't want to work to make money. I want to work to work.

If you're not enjoying your work, what's the point?

The most rewarding thing is having a job that you love. It's not a luxury that everyone in this world enjoys.

You don't always get to work as much as you like, because I'm waiting to find things that I care about. Sometimes that's frustrating.

I love what I do; that is the foundation of whatever I do.