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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.

Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason.

Quotes by Betty Williams

President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helped women fight for equal pay for equal work; he has fought to guarantee that women have access to quality, affordable health care,...

Quotes by Bev Perdue

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there.

Quotes by Beverly Cleary

We're African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons. But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.

Quotes by Beyonce Knowles

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.

Quotes by Beyonce Knowles

I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American, and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons. But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad...

Quotes by Beyonce Knowles

Any other woman who has to go to work and pick up the kids and make dinner - that's way harder than what I have to do.

Quotes by Beyonce Knowles

Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice.

Quotes by Beyonce Knowles

There is tension all over the country. The party in Bengal has done substantial work. They have eliminated a few officers. The Englishmen are terrified. As a result, they have started sending their families to Britain. After some time, they...

Quotes by Bhagat Singh

I feel empowered to be a different kind of writer. The longer I stay here, the more light filters into my work. I feel very American. I belong.

Quotes by Bharati Mukherjee

Mother Teresa's detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans' destitution and of coercing conversion from the defenseless. In the context of lost causes, Mother Teresa took on battles she knew she could win. Taken together, it seems to me, the...

Quotes by Bharati Mukherjee

Though we work with rental agencies, a large part of our fleet comprises individual drivers.

Quotes by Bhavish Aggarwal

We will always work on technologies that are required in our market, which is India.

Quotes by Bhavish Aggarwal

I just want to work with talented people and learn from them.

Quotes by Bhumi Pednekar

I have a strong personality - I know who I'm outside my work, and I'm nothing like the characters I portray.

Quotes by Bhumi Pednekar

I work out four hours a day - I do a lot of swimming, dancing, and gymming.

Quotes by Bhumi Pednekar

I think people want to watch me in films, and that's why filmmakers want to work with me and tell stories.

Quotes by Bhumi Pednekar

I get very excited when I get a chance to work with actors who are as passionate as I am.

Quotes by Bhumi Pednekar

I'm very content with my work, and I never complain.

Quotes by Bhumi Pednekar

The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.

Quotes by Bhumibol Adulyadej

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.