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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'd just love to have an audience and it's the most fun in the world to get a new script every week and have the audience come in, and work with those actors.

Quotes by Sara Gilbert

You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.

Quotes by Sara Gruen

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

Quotes by Sara Paretsky

My private work is touched by this destiny of understanding that architecture and engineering have a social character and can serve the community.

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

Building a bridge, in my opinion, is a symbolic gesture, linked with the needs of people who cross over it, and with the idea of overcoming or surmounting obstacles. A modern bridge can also be a work of art. It...

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

My goal is always to create something exceptional that enhances cities and enriches the lives of the people who live and work in them.

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

I understand and accept criticisms of my work, provided they are done with professional criteria and arguments.

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

Some have tried to use my work for politics, using inaccurate or out-of-context information that, repeated enough, becomes truth to some even though it is not.

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

The first significant work I did was a railway station in Zurich called Stadelhofen.

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

When I was in architecture school, I became curious about the exact mathematics, physics, and construction of the great structures I had been studying. I wanted to know how these amazing things would work: the Pantheon, the dome of Michelangelo,...

Quotes by Santiago Calatrava

When I go with different producers, and they've thought about what they want to do, I think they feel a little bit more free, because they know almost any sound will work on my record if we pull it together...

Quotes by Santigold

High school, going into my junior year, I kind of had the idea I was going to be the starting running back. I was a little smaller, so I decided to gain weight and try to get faster. I wasn't...

Quotes by Saquon Barkley

Being 230 pounds, a lot of people don't think you can move the way I need to move, so that is just all the hard work I put into my legs and working on my speed and my legs.

Quotes by Saquon Barkley

It's so easy to just rip someone's work apart.

Quotes by Sara Bareilles

I would like to look back on my body of work and be proud of each record in its own right, but as a whole, I want to continue to grow and move forward.

Quotes by Sara Bareilles

I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, and Fiona Apple. As I got older I got deeper into the work...

Quotes by Sara Bareilles

I want to do good work in the world.

Quotes by Sara Bareilles

To be honest, I was not very good in studies; I was an average student. I used to work hard, whether it was for wrestling or studies, as I considered myself not that talented. I used to mug up everything...

Quotes by Sangram Singh

I have noticed that most of the successful businessmen are not that educated. But they are the ones who hire highly educated employees to work for them.

Quotes by Sangram Singh

As you grow older, it's harder to stay fit. Every day you wake up with pain, muscle aches which you don't know you had. I have to work harder on me than I used to when I was 18 years...

Quotes by Sania Mirza

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.