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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'm a huge fan of Italian new realism, work by directors like Fellini and Vittorio De Sica. Their image of women is so beautiful.

Quotes by Anna Mouglalis

If we fix a goal and work towards it, then we are never just passing time.

Quotes by Anna Neagle

I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel...

Quotes by Anna Netrebko

As a soprano who sings 'Lucia di Lammermoor,' I have the high notes and the trills. No problems there. But going into the low registers is lots of work.

Quotes by Anna Netrebko

I know what I'm missing. I know what I have to work on. Coloratura. And I sing sharp sometimes. It happens when I'm nervous.

Quotes by Anna Netrebko

Sookie is about as radically different from me and a lot of the work I've previously done as you could possibly come up with.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

I don't know when acting came to be more about awards than about the work. Judging who's better than the other person shouldn't be part of why we're doing this job. It should be about entertaining people.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

It's great to have the freedom to enjoy your work and not feel like you're leaving your other life behind.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

I'm drawn to doing interesting stuff at work. And some of the time with the supernatural, you get to do really crazy, fun things. But I'm not a big genre-fantasy gal, particularly.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

I was never overexposed and work never became a chore. I was a very good girl wanting to do a good job.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

Everyone is usually screwed up in some way and that is usually where the work comes in - figuring out how to make it believable and make it real to present someone's problems that you don't necessarily actually know anything...

Quotes by Anna Paquin

I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.

Quotes by Anna Paquin

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

Quotes by Anna Pavlova

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Quotes by Anna Pavlova

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Quotes by Anna Pavlova

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

Quotes by Anna Quindlen

If there is anyone who's living the work of the New Testament, it's the nuns of the Catholic church and not the Catholic hierarchy.

Quotes by Anna Quindlen

Raising a child is a little like Picasso's work; in the beginning he did very conventional representational things. Cubism came after he had the rules down pat.

Quotes by Anna Quindlen

But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a...

Quotes by Anna Benson

I'm a huge fan of Jessica Lange and 'American Horror Story.' I would love to work with her. She's been one of my favorite actresses for a while.

Quotes by Anna Camp

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.