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Office Quotes

Everyday lines from cubicles, home desks and dream jobs.

A few quotes here are refreshingly small in scope, like a writer describing a modest home office or someone recalling how exciting it felt to walk into an NFL workplace as a young employee. Other lines poke fun at institutions and how they spend their money.

The school-room sends men to the Legislature, to the bench, and the executive office. The bar-room sends them to the scaffold and hell.

Quotes by Thomas Jordan Jarvis

I volunteered at Ayuda, in the office, on a regular basis, and I did everything from fingerprinting and interviewing persons of Hispanic origin who entered the country without inspection and who were seeking work-authorization permits.

Quotes by Thomas Hardiman

Patrick Pearse - who set the events of 1916 in motion when he read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin - is not exactly an unfamiliar name to the Miramichi...

Quotes by Terry Glavin

With two civil wars, an al-Qaida presence and 40% unemployment, what else is President Saleh waiting for? He should leave office now.

Quotes by Tawakkol Karman

I still have my old Nintendo 64 that works. And I hook it up, and I still play the original 'Goldeneye.' I'm that geek. I have an 'NBA Jam' arcade machine in my office at 'SNL.'

Quotes by Taran Killam

Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.

Quotes by Tariq Ali

We have Windows 8 machines for our office. All of our staff have Windows phones. Some have desktops. We have a couple of folks who are using a Surface. I use a Surface.

Quotes by Suzan DelBene

I'm an office manager for Office Max. I have two daughters. I'm married. I have a normal job.

Quotes by Suzanne Crough

Now I have to have the biggest P.O. box in the entire post office to get all the manuscripts coming in.

Quotes by Susie Bright

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

Quotes by Susana Martinez

There are two chief responsibilities of the Secretary's office. One is to run the elections in the State of Connecticut to make sure they run fairly and efficiently because the Secretary is the chief election official. The Secretary of the...

Quotes by Susan Bysiewicz

I like getting massages regularly. So much so, that I built a massage room adjacent to my office.

Quotes by Stewart Rahr

Later, I went down to the Washington field office and an onsite polygraph was administered.

Quotes by Steven Hatfill

The box office isn't something I consider. If I do, I can't really work.

Quotes by Son Ye-jin

When I came to office, in terms of diplomacy and national security, as well as the economy, Japan was in a very severe situation.

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

On the 26th of December of last year, I took office for my second term as prime minister. And it is the first time ever since then-Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, during the occupation period, that a prime minister is taking...

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

My family visits the office, and we have dinner together. We do this once or twice a week.

Quotes by Shervin Pishevar

As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain.

Quotes by Sheila Jackson Lee

Anything my staff does in my office is pursuant to congressional rules.

Quotes by Sheila Jackson Lee

We are equally glad and surprised at Winston's return to office. It shows that he was built for success that he should have declined to withdraw and sulk over a superficial failure.

Quotes by Shane Leslie

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "office" mean across these quotes?
It's used loosely - sometimes as a literal workspace, as in "I write in a small office at home" or working "in an NFL office" - and sometimes in the political sense of holding public office.
Does this collection include political commentary?
Yes, restrained: one quote is a pointed criticism of a real public figure, claiming "his personal fortune bought him public office" and that "his money can buy anything." That's the speaker's own opinion, quoted here as their stated view rather than as a claim verified or endorsed by this page.
Is there a dry, humorous quote about office life?
Yes - one quote notes that "Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies," using the mundane detail of office supplies to make a wry point about scale.
Do any of these quotes describe a specific dream workplace?
Yes, one speaker recalls thinking "it was the coolest thing in the world to be in an NFL office" - a personal, career-admiration angle rather than office life in general.
Where can I find something funnier about office life?
Check out the office jokes collection alongside these quotes.

One dry observation notes that organized crime brings in enormous sums yet spends almost nothing on office supplies, a reminder that this topic covers workplace politics as much as furniture. Fans of workplace humor may also enjoy our office jokes page.