Do everything you need to do to keep the passion alive and never forget that it is a privilege to do what you love.
Interpretation
Pursuing your passion is a privilege that requires effort to maintain.
This quote emphasizes the importance of actively nurturing one's passion and recognizing the honor that comes with being able to engage in work that you love. It serves as a reminder that while challenges may arise, the joy of pursuing what you are passionate about is a valuable opportunity that should not be taken for granted.
In practice
In a motivational speech to students about choosing careers.
When kids want a picture or autograph, you reflect later on and realize you did something good. Then you see them come back five years later, they're all grown up, have their own lives and they tell you how much you inspired them. You're like, 'Whoa.'
There's a huge seal called 'impossibility' pasted all over this world. And don't ever forget that we're the only ones who can tear it off once and for all.
I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else.
My first six years in the business were hopeless._x000D_ _x000D_ There are a lot of times when you sit and you say "Why am I doing this?_x000D_ _x000D_ I'll never make it._x000D_ _x000D_ It's just not going to happen._x000D_ _x000D_ I should go out and get a real job, and try to survive."
You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly.
There is no heavier burden than an unfulfilled potential.
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
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