“Vocation is the spine of life.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

“When a thing bores you, do not do it. Do not pursue a fruitless perfection.” ~Eugène Delacroix

“You may have a success in life, but then just think of it—what kind of life was it? What good was it—you've never done the thing you wanted to in all your life. I always tell my students, go where your body and soul want to go. When you have the feeling, then stay with it, and don't let anyone throw you off. … I say, follow your bliss, and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be. … Wherever you are—if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.” ~Joseph Campbell

“'Don't know what to do' is the last hiding place from awareness ... here we will simply say: Do something that needs to be done. Don't do things that are better left undone. Support those who are doing things that need to be done. Find what needs to be done that goes undone and do it.” ~Laurence G. Boldt, Zen and the Art of Making a Living

“I'd rather fail at doing something I love than succeed at doing something I hate.” ~George Burns

“I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.” ~Lily Tomlin

“It's no good running a pig farm badly for thirty years while saying, 'Really I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By that time, pigs will be your style.” ~Quentin Crisp

“To love what you do and feel that it matters—how could anything be more fun?” ~Katherine Graham

“If you don't like what you're doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.” ~Timothy Leary



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