Finding your passion and understanding your purpose can often feel like a puzzle. You might wonder how others have managed to find that sweet spot where what they love meets what they’re meant to do. This collection of quotes gathers wisdom from various people, each sharing perspectives on discovering and living with passion and purpose.
- “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.” – Federico Fellini
- “Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights your way.” – Anonymous
- “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman
- “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” – Gautama Buddha
- “Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.” – Jon Bon Jovi
- “Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Tony Robbins
- “If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” – T.D. Jakes
- “Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping… waiting… and though unwanted… unbidden… it will stir… open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us… guides us… passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have?” – Joss Whedon
- “If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein
- “Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way. It doesn’t mean it won’t be hard, but it means it will be worth it.” – Charlotte Eriksson
- “The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.” – Terry Orlick
- “Chase your passion, not your pension.” – Denis Waitley
- “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” – Gail Devers
- “Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.” – Denis Diderot
- “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” – Julia Child
- “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
- “One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” – E.M. Forster
- “A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John Maxwell
- “Without passion, you don’t have energy. Without energy, you have nothing.” – Warren Buffett
- “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” – Ferdinand Foch
- “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.” – Steve Jobs
- “Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “With passion, you can crush any obstacle in your way.” – Anonymous
- “Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.” – P.T. Barnum
- “The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling.” – Fabienne Fredrickson
- “A powerful passion, like a storm, fulfills your whole being.” – Anonymous
- “You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when you’re in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that.” – Keanu Reeves
- “True passion is not just about enthusiasm or excitement. It’s about putting in the work to master your craft and make a difference.” – Anonymous
- “Follow your passion; it will lead you to your purpose.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures.” – Joseph Campbell
- “Be passionate about your life. Learn to live without the fear of failing. Take a chance, you just might surprise yourself.” – Nishan Panwar
- “If you feel like there’s something out there that you’re supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.” – Wanda Sykes
- “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.” – Steve Jobs
- “Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.” – Frida Kahlo
- “Never underestimate the power of passion.” – Eve Sawyer
- “Do it with passion, or not at all.” – Rosa Nouchette Carey
- “There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it’s the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.” – Anthony Robbins
- “Life is short. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.” – Anonymous
- “Passion is the art of suffering for what you love; instead of settling for what you don’t.” – Anonymous
- “When you set yourself on fire, people love to come and see you burn.” – John Wesley
- “The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.” – Yves Saint Laurent
- “Passion is the fuel that drives us to succeed, the fire in our hearts that lights the way.” – Anonymous
- “I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” – Vincent van Gogh
- “Passion is not a job, a sport, or a hobby. It is the full force of your attention and energy that you give to whatever is right in front of you.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
- “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Mark Twain
- “It is a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together.” – Anonymous
- “The only great thing in this world is to love and to be loved.” – George Sand
- “You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.” – Sabrina Bryan
- “To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.” – Tony Dorsett
- “Passion, it can be suppressed but never extinguished.” – Anonymous
- “The soul’s joy lies in doing.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
- “Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “If you don’t love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion.” – Mia Hamm
- “Ignite your passion, fire up your purpose, and unleash your potential.” – Anonymous
- “A true passion is like a great love. It excites, it inspires, it gives strength to overcome all obstacles.” – Anonymous
- “Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” – Isabelle Lafleche
- “Turn your passion into your work then work will become a play.” – RVM
- “Purpose may point you in the right direction but it’s passion that propels you.” – Travis McAshan
- “Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.” – Henry Ford
- “The passion for stretching yourself and sticking out to new territories is a deeply rooted impulse. Without it, we would have never roamed to new horizons.” – Anonymous
- “Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.” – Katharine Whitehorn
- “We must act out passion before we can feel it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
- “Follow your own passion – not your parents’, not your teachers’ — yours.” – Robert Ballard
- “Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Find your passion, and it’s no longer work.” – L.A. Reid
- “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
- “Dreams and passion are more powerful than facts and reality.” – Anonymous
- “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It’s what allows us “to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for.” – Henry Samueli
- “You can never be really happy if you keep holding to those bad memories which makes you sad.” – Anurag Prakash Ray
- “Passion is the difference between having a job or having a career.” – Anonymous
- “The things that excite you are not random. They are connected to your purpose. Follow them.” – Anonymous
- “Without passion, you don’t have any energy, and without energy, you simply have nothing.” – Donald Trump
- “The passion for doing something is the best motivation for trying to achieve something.” – Nurudeen Ushawu
- “Passion is what drives us crazy, what makes us do extraordinary things, to discover, to challenge ourselves.” – Anonymous
- “A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.” – Charles M. Schwab
- “Don’t follow your dreams; chase them.” – Richard Dumb
- “Live with passion!” – Tony Robbins
- “Passion is the fuel for the will. If you want anything badly enough, you can find the willpower to achieve it.” – Anonymous
- “The capacity to be passionately engaged in something (or someone) outside ourselves is what makes life worth living.” – Anonymous
- “If you want to be successful in this world, you have to follow your passion, not a paycheck.” – Jen Welter
- “The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.” – Aristotle Onassis
- “One of the things that may get in the way of people being lifelong learners is that they’re not in touch with their passion. If you’re passionate about what it is you do, then you’re going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it.” – Jack Canfield
- “Passion is born deaf and dumb.” – Honoré de Balzac
- “Have the courage to follow your passion, and if you don’t know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.” – Oprah Winfrey
- “Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that steers her. Without winds the vessel would not move and without a pilot she would be lost.” – Proverb
- “The most passionate adventurers are those who still get excited about the possibilities.” – Anonymous
