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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.

It is safe to say that when people are short on cash, they might be less productive at work, be worse parents, and have less self-control.

Quotes by Sendhil Mullainathan

There are usually three sections of people who like my work. There are those who like them aesthetically. They see beauty in the images. Second, there are those who like the horror aspect, which is by design, and I like...

Quotes by Seph Lawless

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

Quotes by Serena Williams

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

Quotes by Serena Williams

I used to tell my graduate students at Stanford, 'Don't worry about what job you have to pick because your job picks you. Let your job pick you. Find something you are passionate about. Then when you are passionate, be...

Quotes by Sebastian Thrun

I really believe that we have to work hard to make online education better and better, and eventually it's going to be really great. But like most of these things, it takes time to improve, to understand and to make...

Quotes by Sebastian Thrun

Driving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX and that meant work on the aerodynamics.

Quotes by Sebastian Vettel

I photographed with film for many years; now that I work in digital, the difference is enormous. The quality is unbelievable: I don't use flash, and with digital I can even work in very bad light. Also, it's a relief...

Quotes by Sebastiao Salgado

I work on stories rather than individual pictures.

Quotes by Sebastiao Salgado

I have a sense of urgency, of time. I am a woman and am always running between work, doctors' appointments, school meetings, filling up the fridge, then going back to work. Like everyone who combines professional and family life, I...

Quotes by Segolene Royal

It's really important to me that the songs not only stand out individually but work as a full body of work, too.

Quotes by Seinabo Sey

Through hard work, passion and determination my teammates and I transformed TFC and made it one of the best clubs in MLS and in North America.

Quotes by Sebastian Giovinco

There are photographers who don't really engage with their subject. It's a really unfortunate phrase, but they take their photo and they leave with it. It works but I think it ultimately limits how profound the work can be.

Quotes by Sebastian Junger

I think, politically, I'm pretty left-wing, and I try to be very neutral in my work.

Quotes by Sebastian Junger

The Socialists did not want to work with us, so we created an alliance with the FPO, and we are making good policies of reform for our country.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

Luckily, Europe, step by step, recognised that these mass refugee movements to Europe cannot work.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

Freedom of establishment is the freedom to work in all of Europe.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

It's a question of evidence-based politics. If you know that something does not work, you should not keep doing it.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

Bibi Netanyahu is a friend whom we work well with.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

It took me a good eight to ten years to really formulate what I was doing onstage and start to get really personal with comedy. I always really had timing naturally, it was just about trying to figure out how...

Quotes by Sebastian Maniscalco

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.