Quote Image - Desktop Image
Quote Image- Mobile Image
Email pink icon
Get the Daily Inspiration in your inbox

By subscribing to Inspiring Quotes you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Daily Inspiration Podcast
October 08, 2021
00:00
00:00
Friday, October 8, 2021

Work doesn't work without play.

Separator icon
Shonda Rhimes

Even if you've never heard of Shonda Rhimes, there's a good chance you've seen her work. She is the producer, writer, and showrunner behind such massive TV hits as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” and “Bridgerton.” With a load like that, it's no wonder Rhimes has spent time thinking about how to keep the creative juices flowing. In a 2016 TED Talk, she discussed how to keep the “dreaming” alive in a dream job, and one of her secrets is taking time to play. Working all the time is not sustainable, she warned. Rather, imagination and drive rely on connecting with the joy in what you do.

Play more header background
Play more icon
Daily Question
What playwright said, “Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand"?
More Inspiration
Featured Articles