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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.

In cities, people go to work and all walk there together, like some arterial flow. And there's a certain desolation about it, an alienation that we all experience.

Quotes by Roy Harper

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.

Quotes by Roy Ayers

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.

Quotes by Roy Barnes

Every time there's a dip in the market, we buy. If you don't buy the land right, it ain't going to work.

Quotes by Ross Perot, Jr.

For our teams that do great work, we have a tradition of giving Rolex watches. If you see all the key guys with their Rolexes, that's sort of our Medal of Honor if you do something big.

Quotes by Ross Perot, Jr.

The only hard-and-fast rules a Perot must operate under are getting a sound education; being honest and ethical in our business dealings; treating the people who work for us with respect and dignity; and, finally, a Perot cannot be afraid...

Quotes by Ross Perot, Jr.

My first professional acting job was on 'Boss'. My first acting job was basically my first acting class. I had to show up on set prepared and knowing my lines. Also, I got a chance to work with a living...

Quotes by Rotimi

I do not separate my job and my personal life; therefore, I never work and never rest.

Quotes by Roustam Tariko

I always wanted to work on the consumer market; I always wanted to work with people.

Quotes by Roustam Tariko

As a young lad it's been your dream to play football and you get injuries and you've got to respond well to them and work really hard, because it's your dream to be on the pitch.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

You have to work hard and your chances will come.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

When you go through the youth system you're always going in to do analysis work, looking at every way of improving and your coaches are always on top of you.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

I see my studio like a laboratory, where I work like an investigator - it's almost forensic. I love the discovery process in painting.

Quotes by Ross Bleckner

I like my surroundings to be pretty spare and severe. It helps me to concentrate on my work. All I ever do here is go from my studio to my bedroom. Everything else is extraneous. I never entertain, because to...

Quotes by Ross Bleckner

When immigration proceeds at a steady but modest clip, deep change comes slowly, and there's time for assimilation to do its work.

Quotes by Ross Douthat

I have my own orchard, and I also work with the Bloomington Community Orchard, which has been one of the best experiences of my life.

Quotes by Ross Gay

The welfare system was designed to do something different when it was started than what it does now. It was a safety net to help people get back to work: if they were sick, it would help them get back.

Quotes by Ross Kemp

Google has been amazing at acqui-hiring, buying small companies for the engineers. I think in the competitive market of Silicon Valley, it's really a good way to do it. Big acquisitions often don't work out.

Quotes by Ross Levinsohn

The world we live in is not purely visual. For me it's totally poly-sensorial so the tactile, sensual aspect of living in the work that I do is brought to the fore.

Quotes by Ross Lovegrove

We writers, as we work our way deeper into our craft, learn to drop more and more personal clues. Like burglars who secretly wish to be caught, we leave our fingerprints on broken locks, our voiceprints in bugged rooms, our...

Quotes by Ross MacDonald

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.