“Whatever work you undertake to do in your lifetime, it is very important that first you have a passion for it — you know, get excited about it — and second, that you have fun with it.”
Why Is It So?, episode 1 (1963) http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/, Australian ABC Television show <br class="br">Context: Whatever work you undertake to do in your lifetime, it is very important that first you have a passion for it — you know, get excited about it — and second, that you have fun with it. That's important. Otherwise, you see, your work becomes nothing but an idle chore. Then, you hate the life you live.
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“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
The earliest attribution of this to Gandhi yet located is in a T-shirt advertisement in Mother Jones, Vol. 8, No. 5 (June 1983), p. 46
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“You know you are getting old when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.”
Joan Rivers (1933–2014) American comedian, actress, and television host
Reported in The Quote Manual: Wisdom and Wit of the Ages (2005), by R. G. Moscatelli, p. 201
Erika Jayne (1969) American singer, actress and television personality
Interview to L'Officiel (2018)
Syama Prasad Mookerjee (1901–1953) Indian politician
Speech delivered at Scottish Church College, Kolkata on 7th December 1935.
Marc Benioff (1964) American businessman
Diginomica: "Connect18 – Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on what happens next with MuleSoft" https://diginomica.com/2018/05/09/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-on-what-happens-next-with-mulesoft/ (9 May 2018)
“Draw from your imagination and read whatever gets you excited.”
John Steven Gurney https://clifonline.org/john-steven-gurney-illustrator-author/ (March 30, 2021)
