Quote #186459
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.
Ella Fitzgerald
About This Quote
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Interpretation
The remark frames artistic and personal fulfillment as a matter of perseverance guided by authentic desire. It urges continuing to pursue one’s “really want[ed]” work even when external validation is uncertain—an outlook closely associated with creative careers where rejection and instability are common. The second sentence adds a moral and aesthetic compass: if one’s efforts are rooted in love (care for the craft, audience, or people involved) and inspiration (a genuine inner spark rather than mere ambition), the outcome is unlikely to be fundamentally “wrong,” even if it is imperfect or commercially unsuccessful. The quote thus elevates integrity and passion over fear, conformity, or cynicism.




