It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work.

It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing.

All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.

Whether you're an obstetrician or a third-grade teacher or a real estate agent, you know when you're doing good work. You're passionate about it.