Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 128.
1 Corinthians 6:19
First Epistle to the Corinthians
2005-09, Address at Stanford University (2005)
Context: Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking. Don’t settle.
Source: The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
“You spend your whole life trying to work out where you fit.”
Source: Novels, That Eye, the Sky (1986), Ch.4 - p.25
The Origin of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition (2009)
“You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work.”
Orange County Register, July 9, 1999
Context: You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.
