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Full-Time Job Quotes

On the grind of work, writing, and getting by.

These quotes look at what becomes a full-time job in unexpected ways - running a record label, or writing a book that stretches into years of effort. See related reflections in our Book quotes.

At first, I wanted to start my own label, but it was such a full-time job that it became too much.

Quotes by Vonda Shepard

Writing a book is usually a full-time job that takes years. I didn't have years. So I decided to crowdsource content for the book.

Quotes by Vivek Wadhwa

I was emancipated at 15. I went to school and had a full-time job and apartment, and ever since, I've been on my own, parenting myself.

Quotes by Rosa Salazar

When I was really young, Dad wasn't that well known. I don't remember when I realised he was a writer, but I do remember him leaving his full-time job at the Central Electrical Generating Board to concentrate on books.

Quotes by Rhianna Pratchett

Bedtime Quotes

I knew I wasn't the sort of person who could do a full-time job and write in the evening and at weekends.

Quotes by Lisa Jewell

I did several interesting jobs, working in restaurants, I worked at a lab rat farm, feeding and watering all these rats. Then I got a full-time job as a technical writer for a large scientific research laboratory.

Quotes by Kevin J. Anderson

In your teens and twenties, death doesn't exist. In your thirties, you glance down the road occasionally. But then in your forties, it becomes a full-time job looking the other way.

Quotes by John Niven

One of the most productive times in my early writing life was while I had a full-time job as a word processor in a law firm and also worked part-time at night, often working until 11:00 P.M.

Quotes by John Lescroart

To me, the special parts of the day - and also the ones that fit with a full-time job - are bedtime and wake-up time. So I try really hard to be there for my kids as many of those...

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

Being Quotes

I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little...

Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

Like many people, I kicked around, struggled to become a writer, finally got my first full-time job around 27, 28, at 'The Hill' newspaper. They hired me as a copy editor, which was kind of funny because I'm semi-blind because...

Quotes by David Grann

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

Quotes by Charley Pride

I feel like I just want to enjoy life and spend time with my daughter who is about to turn two, which is full-time job and the hardest job I've ever had in my life.

Quotes by Bow Wow

It is shameful that millions of Americans are suffering the economic injustice of working a full-time job and earning a wage that leaves them below the poverty line.

Quotes by Bill Pascrell

Boards Quotes

I take my hat off to mums who have lots of kids. Anyone that says being a mum isn't a full-time job has obviously never had any.

Quotes by Ashley Jensen

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court.

Quotes by Andy Roddick

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of 'full-time job' quotes are collected here?
They range from someone describing their record label as an overwhelming full-time commitment, to a writer explaining that finishing a book usually takes years of full-time effort.
Is there a quote about balancing work and writing?
Yes - one person recalls holding a full-time day job as a word processor at a law firm while also writing at night, sometimes until 11 p.m., to pursue their craft.
Does any quote use 'full-time job' as a metaphor rather than literally?
Yes - one speaker jokes that by your forties, avoiding thoughts of mortality becomes a full-time job in itself, using the phrase to describe a mental habit rather than paid work.
Are these quotes mostly about the music or publishing industries?
They touch both - one is about starting a record label, another about writing books, showing how the phrase 'full-time job' applies across different creative careers.
Where can I read more about work and daily effort?
Check out our Being or Book quotes for related lines on life, work, and craft.

One writer even describes holding a full-time day job at a law firm while writing late into the night to pursue their craft. Browse Being or Boards quotes for more on daily effort.