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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.

We were raised with real values about the importance of work and respect for the people.

Quotes by Antoine Arnault

It was clear from very early on that I would work in the family company. There was not really ever another option or idea.

Quotes by Antoine Arnault

It was clear that my father wanted us to work with him. I mean, it is a family company.

Quotes by Antoine Arnault

In many competitive worlds like luxury, things are done behind closed doors and with secrecy, so one day I had a eureka moment: for one weekend we show everything, full transparency, forget about business or commerce and showcase our work.

Quotes by Antoine Arnault

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

Quotes by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I've become friends with Michael Mann and Oliver Stone; I've seen those guys work and that was great to see.

Quotes by Antoine Fuqua

Some men don't gel when it comes to work - you have different work ethics, different opinions, different points of views, different methods of filmmaking - and we didn't gel.

Quotes by Antoine Fuqua

If you win, if you make money. If you do quality work, then other people of color, whatever color that is, can get in the door.

Quotes by Antoine Fuqua

I box every day. I have a gym built wherever I go, so I still got my gym. Every day, I try to get in there and work out the mitts.

Quotes by Antoine Fuqua

When you're a director, and you look at Scorsese's work, he's always challenging us to push the envelope and break the rules. Someone like that is necessary and a godsend.

Quotes by Antoine Fuqua

I work every day to improve and reach my top.

Quotes by Antoine Griezmann

Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths.

Quotes by Antoine Griezmann

With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.

Quotes by Antoine Griezmann

While I thought myself employed only in forming a nomenclature, and while I proposed to myself nothing more than to improve the chemical language, my work transformed itself by degrees, without my being able to prevent it, into a treatise...

Quotes by Antoine Lavoisier

Anything I do informs how I design. I wouldn't isolate any one activity. Everything I do feeds back to my life, and my life is expressed in my work.

Quotes by Antoine Predock

I have many aspects of my game I need to improve, and that's what I am focusing on. I prefer not to say what they are in public - for me, it's a secret, and I just want to work...

Quotes by Anthony Martial

I must continue to work hard in training. I need to think more like a goal scorer; sometimes I get so immersed in the game because I love general play so much.

Quotes by Anthony Martial

I try to learn from Falcao, and Manu Riviere as well - his movement is excellent - it's really good for me. I need to work on my movement and my finishing, but seeing these guys on a regular basis...

Quotes by Anthony Martial

Thierry Henry is Thierry Henry. I still have everything to prove. By continuing to work, I will try to reach his level, but I am still very far off.

Quotes by Anthony Martial

I stay in my bubble; I concentrate on the football. I work, and I try to learn English as quickly as possible.

Quotes by Anthony Martial

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.