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Work Quotes

Quotes on the meaning of work.

Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.

I did a lot of work without thinking about it in a calm, rational way. Stopping and thinking about what I was doing made my music calmer and deeper in tone.

Quotes by Bill Callahan

With memoir, you have the clay of your life to work with. When you're writing a novel, you have to make the clay first.

Quotes by Bill Clegg

I work very hard every day not to have a lot of expectations. You just let go of the results, because a book will be on bookshelves and in libraries long after we're gone, and, in some ways, whatever happens...

Quotes by Bill Clegg

I tried singing. I tried playing a musical instrument. I really wanted to be a musician, but I never could quite pull that off. I liked entertaining, but I was always drawn to some kind of technical work - some...

Quotes by Bill Cobbs

Not only is women's work never done, the definition keeps changing.

Quotes by Bill Copeland

There's so much more involved with the game than just sitting there, looking at the numbers and saying, 'OK, these are my percentages, then I'm going to do it this way,' because that one time it doesn't work could cost...

Quotes by Bill Cowher

Everybody else does work - I have too much fun.

Quotes by Bill Cunningham

The toughest problem for us as giants is finding someone that we can work with and wrestle.

Quotes by Big Show

The fact of the matter is I'm 21 now. I stay home. I feed my dogs. I don't really go out. I work.

Quotes by Bijou Phillips

I am tough, and sometimes I tell it like it is. Tough love can work wonders.

Quotes by Bikram Choudhury

For months, I slept at work, even though I had an apartment. I'd fall asleep on the floor at 4:30 A.M. By 7 A.M., I was up and ready to start teaching every class.

Quotes by Bikram Choudhury

Judicial activism must be lessened, and the judiciary should do its work and let politicians work.

Quotes by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

I love what I do. I don't do it for the money. I work on behalf of investors that I like and want to do well for. I'm a competitive person.

Quotes by Bill Ackman

If you win a championship, you win it doing many of the same things you had to do when we won championships. You have to be unselfish. You have to work very hard. You have to be resilient. You have...

Quotes by Bill Bradley

When I was pregnant with my second baby, I almost gained 50 pounds. I enjoyed my pregnancy, but then I had to lose the weight for work.

Quotes by Bianca Balti

With modeling, I'm thankful to have so many work options. But you do have to be able to say no. In reality, everything would be yes because every gig pays more than any normal job. But you still have to...

Quotes by Bianca Balti

I transform when I work, but on a daily basis, I really don't pay that much attention to my looks.

Quotes by Bianca Balti

I really love doing simple things. I'm surrounded by people all the time at work, so I want to have a normal life when I'm off duty: motherhood, food, and love!

Quotes by Bianca Balti

Oh my God, of course there's everybody in the world that I would love to work with. I mean I got to meet and work with Joan Rivers, who was my absolute favorite. Sadly I didn't get to meet Mr....

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

Work was always a part of my life.

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Work" page?
These lean toward the thoughtful side of work — the idea that "intellectual work is essentially a lonely process," the belief that one's politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable," and an image of people unwinding after work all over the world talking about life's bigger questions.
Is there a spiritual angle to any of these?
While these particular quotes are secular, if you're looking for a spiritual perspective on work, see Prayers for that theme.
Do these quotes connect work to personal identity?
Yes, one of the strongest lines here argues that your politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable" — the idea that what you do reflects who you are. If that resonates, Growth quotes explore a similar idea of work shaping the person.
Is there anything here about effort or persistence?
These specific quotes focus more on the nature and meaning of work than on effort itself, but Effort quotes cover that ground directly.
What about setting goals through work?
For that angle, Goal quotes is the better fit — the "Work" page here is more about the character and process of working itself.

There's also a lighter side - people unwinding after work to talk through life's bigger questions over drinks. See Effort Quotes and Goal Quotes for more on getting things done.