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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 always do stories that I believe in, characters that I find interesting, and directors who I want to work with. All these factors have contributed while making choices and continue to as an actor and as a producer.

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

For me, it's not like I am going to look at the money the director's film has made before their film... For me, it is about working with the director whose work I have admired.

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

I love the work that goes into making a movie and creating a different world. It is a wholesome experience.

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

When you see the industry's fickleness so early on, you realise that you are only as good as your last release. It is all about your work. And that has set the way I look at my profession and what...

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

To work with the same director is a great feeling.

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

Whenever I work on any Yash Raj film, I feel that they believed in me, and that's why I have been able to be in films today. I had no connection with movies apart from watching them.

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

When I used to teach yoga in Bangalore and Mumbai, I noticed many clients struggling to cope with their weight. During some days, they would come in with plans to work out harder than usual because of events they'd have...

Quotes by Anushka Shetty

I think our family motto is to always work hard, be humble, kind, and thoughtful about others around us.

Quotes by Anwar Hadid

My generation was born to work with social media - it's a natural part of our communication with the world.

Quotes by Anwar Hadid

I don't know what kind of career I want to forge for myself. But I want it to be one where I love the work that I've done. And I like to think that I have good instincts.

Quotes by Anya Taylor-Joy

I'd love to work with the Coen brothers. And Steven Spielberg. 'E.T.' was big for me.

Quotes by Anya Taylor-Joy

I just want to work with wonderful people.

Quotes by Anya Taylor-Joy

I love the theater, I'd love to work in theater at some point, but I grew up with movies being something that I just clung to.

Quotes by Anya Taylor-Joy

I love what I do so much, and I have a very acute understanding of how I work as a person, so if I'm afraid, I shut down and can't do anything. If I'm overwhelmed, I shut down and can't...

Quotes by Anya Taylor-Joy

I come from a theatre group called Drama Tech in Delhi. When its founder Mr. Chopra called me and appreciated my work, that was also satisfying because he gave me my first play.

Quotes by Aparshakti Khurana

Once I failed in cricket, I joined a law course, but when it also did not work out, it was another setback. When you get back-to-back failures, you automatically start to work harder in life.

Quotes by Aparshakti Khurana

When you start your creative journey after failures, I think you already work to perform and want to give your best. I was blessed to have the right kind of people around me.

Quotes by Aparshakti Khurana

There's a lot of kids just like me growing up in the Philippines, so I don't want them to give up. So listen to your parents, work hard and you can achieve so much.

Quotes by apl.de.ap

There are many tremendous artists that never make it. Talent is not enough if no one sees, hears and tastes your work.

Quotes by apl.de.ap

One of those things I never exactly cared for was that phobia of appearing to be rich. To become rich is a natural thing, a result of your work, that which you've done.

Quotes by Antonio Ermirio de Moraes

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.