Exploring the realm of what one loves offers a profound insight into the human experience, illuminating the diverse passions and profound attachments that shape our lives. Whether it’s the joy found in the simplest of moments or the deep resonance felt through a life-altering experience, the essence of what we love reveals the core of our being. This exploration is not just about identifying our interests but understanding how these affections influence our thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately, our identity.
Quotes on the subject of love, in its myriad forms, serve as windows into the soul, offering perspectives that range from the universally relatable to the intimately personal. They encapsulate the intensity of feeling, the depth of devotion, and the joy of connection that love engenders. As we delve into these reflections, we not only discover the multifaceted nature of love but also how it acts as a guiding force, shaping our values, priorities, and our very understanding of what it means to be truly alive.
It’s great if you can find what you love to do. Finding it is one thing, but then to be able to practise that and be preoccupied with that is another. Jonathan Ive
Just do what you love. This is what I am doing. Angelique Kerber
As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart – or your plate. Jose Garces
As long as you’re working hard for what you love doing, you’ll have a good chance of getting somewhere with it. Nyjah Huston
You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you. Robert Anton Wilson
It’s not every day you get to do what you love and have a major story behind it. OMI
If you do what you love, you’re going work your butt off every day. Johny Hendricks
I mean, when I was growing up, my family was always into racing. So, we’d always have the TV on on Sundays watching the Cup races or whatever, and ultimately I kinda thought about wanting to become a race car driver. I thought it would be cool to get paid to do what you love to do most. Kyle Busch
I’m probably wouldn’t do anything differently if I had to do it again. Every little thing that happens to you, good and bad, becomes a little piece of the puzzle of who you become. Every successful person you read about – Warren Buffett, Bill Gates – they all say pretty much the same thing. ‘Do what you love.’ I know I did. David Foster
You’ve got to give away what you love. Charlie Trotter
It’s always great to get to do what you love and to do something that hopefully people will see and love. Casey Wilson
Some writers are more natural public performers than others; personally I find it quite strange giving interviews. But everyone has parts of their job that they like more than others. You can’t complain if you get to do what you love doing most of the time, can you? Monica Ali
Do what you love, and do it well – that’s much more meaningful than any metric. Kevin Systrom
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for. Ray Bradbury
Do what you love and go after your dreams. Don’t regret it. Don’t hesitate. Jackson Wang
You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous. Tony Hawk
Do what you love. Do what is important to you and your family. I just want to encourage people to just go for it and do what makes sense to you. Chip Gaines
You don’t have to make, you know, $3 Million dollars a movie, or $20 Million dollars a movie, but if you make a living doing what you love doing, then that’s success to me. Ving Rhames
It’s really cool to just be able to do what you love alongside the person that you love. Bianca Belair
You’ve got to go for what you love and not look back 30 years, 40 years later and say, ‘I never tried.’ You got to try. Michael Rosbash
And write what you love – don’t feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny. Cassandra Clare
You have to stick to what you love, as writing is such a lonely and depressing existence… stick to what you love and someone will hear your voice. Chris Terrio
Success is doing what you love and loving people while you do it. Anthony Ramos
Do what you love at all costs and maintain your faith in God. Nothing we have is of our own strength so as long as we remember where we came from, it will inform us where we are going. Ser’Darius Blain
Write what you love. Love will hold you through the hard times and hold the world during the good times. Mark Z. Danielewski
If what you know and what you love are the same thing, that’s great. But if not, write what you love. I love history, secrets, conspiracies, action, adventure, international settings. Steve Berry
All I tell artists is, ‘Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you’re chasing your tail that way. It’s not going to happen, and if you’re successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.’ Gloria Estefan
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. Rumi
I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there’s something great about loving what you love and not caring if it’s unpopular. Kristen Bell
Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go. Natalie Goldberg
Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again. Damien Rice
You just have to be true to yourself and do what you love to do. Mickie James
It is hard to rationalise or explain why you love what you love. But I have always been interested in science and maths, and in high school I was struck that you could use maths to understand nature and science. Serge Haroche
The best part of touring is the opportunity to make the music. You get to do what you love and have the ability to go out on stage every night and create. Matisyahu
I think it doesn’t matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I’m going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It’s not all about competing and being the best. It’s more about having fun and just doing what you love. Bethany Hamilton
As a musician, you just want to be able to do what you love. Andy Grammer
Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow. Peter McWilliams
The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love. Raphael Saadiq
Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don’t be afraid to make your characters suffer. Read what you love. Write what you love. Love. Francesca Lia Block
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. Joan Cusack
You want to do what you love, but stuff overshadows it, so it makes it a little harder for people to take me seriously. Selena Gomez
It’s so important to find what you love. If you love it, you’ll excel at it. Buddy Valastro
I was in the classroom four days after the inauguration, because I said to Joe when we got elected, ‘Joe, I really want to continue to teach.’ And he said, ‘Absolutely. You should be doing what you love.’ Politics – that’s Joe’s life, really, his love. But teaching is mine. Jill Biden
You are what you love. Not what loves you. Charlie Kaufman
I like to act. I guess letting what you love be what you do is key. I’ve worked very hard for that to be the case, probably because I’m very lazy and I only want to do things that are fun and I run away from anything that feels like work… Acting for me is like lunch at school… you’re just in a playground where you get to pretend and play. Dichen Lachman
You can die at any moment doing anything. I mean, so why not do what you love to do. If I die on game day, have a drink. Celebrate. Bruce Arians
The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love. Candace Bushnell
Do what you love doing. Julianna Margulies
When you’re doing what you love, it’s not exhausting at all, actually. It’s completely empowering and exhilarating. Billy Porter
It’s important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love. Lyle Lovett
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. Wayne Dyer
Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. David Frost
My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but it’s a very privileged one – being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity. Julianne Moore
Just do what you love. Naveen Tewari
Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them. Stacy London
I’m doing things that feel good to my soul. I’ve had plenty opportunity to do other things, but it didn’t feel right, and it wasn’t right. And if it feels like work, then it’s work. But if you have that opportunity to do what you love, and you can make a living out of it, then that’s a blessing and I never take that for granted. Xzibit
I don’t think I have ever thought of myself as a movie star. I think when I was about seven, I thought it must be lovely to have an Oscar. But the more involved you are in this business, the more that pretence disappears, and you really get to see what you love about it, and what I love is working. Ruth Negga
Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it’s wonderful. If it starts eating away at you, and they’re waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then you’re in trouble. Just do what you love. That’s all I want to do. Gene Wilder
My philosophy has always been, ‘do what you love and the money will follow.’ Amy Weber
I’m of the opinion that as a DJ you must always play what you love and ignore what’s ‘trendy’ because true passion always eclipses what’s fashionable. Quality is always fashionable. Boy George
Believe in yourself, listen to your gut, and do what you love. Dylan Lauren
If there’s ever an example of the importance of making bold bets and focusing on what you love, it’s Twitter. Dick Costolo
Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world. Al Franken
Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You’ll be an old man before you know it. Al Lopez
I play guitar, the ukulele and the piano. I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee, and we had ‘The Mountain Opry,’ where anyone could just get up on stage to perform. It was just about the soul and heart of music. My upbringing was less about being great and more about just doing what you love. It was always for joy. Rachel Boston
If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax. Christian Louboutin
Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place. Jennifer Aniston
The ultimate dream in life is to be able to do what you love and learn something from it. Jennifer Love Hewitt
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen. Wayne Dyer
The game of investing is a process of discovering who you are, what you’re interested in, what you’re good at, what you love to do, then magnifying that until you gain a sizable edge over all the other people. Li Lu
Only photograph what you love. Tim Walker
I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love. Anita Diament
As long as you are getting to do what you love and getting paid to do it, it’s the best feeling. Varun Sharma
I don’t know what better teenage life you could get than going around the world doing what you love to do. Anna Kournikova
You’ve got to keep your eye on the prize and do what you love to do. Taylor Lautner
The minute you decide to do what you love to do, you have made a life plan for yourself and a career choice. Huda Kattan
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time. Billy Joel
I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for – getting paid for doing what you love. Tiger Woods
I tell people: ‘Do what you love, but it can also be hard to know what you love early on. But when you think about it and you describe the options, which one gets you a little more excited?’ Brad D. Smith
I don’t think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion. Barry Williams
If you are confident about yourself and wear what you love, you will exude a style of your own. Sushant Singh Rajput
To do what you love can sometimes be stressful. Toni Braxton
Follow your heart. Do what you love. Because I was constantly struggling with that. If it’s in your heart, go for it. Don’t listen to other people. Maz Jobrani
As long as you’re not hurting anybody else, as long as you’re being kind to people and you’re doing what you love, only good things can come of it. Jason Silva
It’s great to get paid for what you love doing most. To enjoy your work. And to follow that. It’s important. Dennis Quaid
I would say the biggest difference is that a movie is a shorter, more encapsulated experience, and a TV job is like having a regular day job where you get to do what you love. Sarah Baker
I think that if you write what you love to read, that will be what your audience wants to read, too. Sarah Mlynowski
To write, you need to find what you love. D. J. MacHale
There’s always going to be someone out there… who doesn’t believe in you or who thinks your head is too big or you’re not smart enough. But those are the people you need to ignore, and those are the times you need to just keep doing what you love doing. Jimmy Fallon
I love acting. But I love being a mother. To be a full mother and a full person, you have to do what you love, and that’s acting. But I like the best of both worlds. Tracey Gold
I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world. Judy Collins
Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. Henry David Thoreau
I would say being deeply involved in the art world would help keep a young artist on track. Doing what you love, so that your focus is your artistry. Jada Pinkett Smith
For me, success isn’t even about money. It’s about getting to do what you love and supporting yourself. Everything that comes after that is bonus, unless your only goal is to be rich. If that’s your goal, you’re going to find out that once you have a little bit, you want a lot. Then once you have a lot, you want a lot more. Bobby Bones
My debut album, ‘Forget the World,’ is all about not listening to the negativity around you and to continue to do what you love, no matter what people think. I love what I do. Dance music is my passion, my life. There is no greater feeling than being one with my fans, partying to the music we love. Afrojack
When you do what you love, you do not feel the pressure. Manushi Chhillar
It really is never too late, it really is never too early to figure out your goals and dreams and what you love. Garrett McNamara
You only have one life and if you’re not doing what you love, what’s the point? Hilary Swank
I don’t hate the music, but I hate the process. When I look at it, I don’t see song titles and artwork, I see the fight – I see the emotions, the blood, sweat and tears. There are a couple of songs on there that I love; but ‘Lasers’ is a little bit of what you love, a little bit of what you like, and a lot of what you had to do. Lupe Fiasco
My advice for young people is, study what you love and intern in what you want to do. And I think it’s okay to pivot as many times as you need to. Eva Chen
