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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.

Meditation hasn't separated me from my life and my friends and my work. It's just made my fear go away, so I can just be that much more engaged.

Quotes by Rivers Cuomo

I work on my recoveries, coming back into the defensive line and things like that.

Quotes by Riyad Mahrez

I don't feel that any kind of narrow stereotypes are representative of the work I've done, nor the range of the audience that work has found. I've played lots of different roles, and they've connected with lots of different people.

Quotes by Riz Ahmed

Whether you look at 'Glee' and its normalization of gay identity or you look at the work of Martin Scorsese and the Italian-American community, American culture is able to take these stories, which are seen as marginalized, and just turn...

Quotes by Riz Ahmed

I have tried to look different and play different roles through my life because I am passionate about my work.

Quotes by Rishi Kapoor

My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely.

Quotes by Rita Levi-Montalcini

I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain.

Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter...

Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact.

Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

I never knew how small L.A. was until I started to work here.

Quotes by Rita Ora

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

Quotes by Rita Ora

I've always been a blue collar guy, and I think it shows in my body of work and the way my career has developed.

Quotes by Riley Smith

Acting is perception, and as long as I'm honest with myself in my work, someone will appreciate it.

Quotes by Riley Smith

I have way too many hobbies. I play guitar, and my buddies and I record music in a studio in my house. I have a couple of vintage Jeeps I'm always working on, fixing up. And I ride horses -...

Quotes by Riley Smith

I am always happy and proud of my work in '24' season three. It was a great role, and it was early on in my career, and it was a great test for me.

Quotes by Riley Smith

Understand the ways in which your hard work is going to be necessary to achieve the goals that you want.

Quotes by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

The people that you work with, the organizations that are committed to the same objectives. If they know that you're in it together, and you're working towards the same objectives, and you agree on how to do more with less,...

Quotes by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

I love being on 'Modern Family.' One of my favorite things is looking forward to going to work every day.

Quotes by Rico Rodriguez

For the first-time novelist you've got to get up at 5:30 in the morning and write until 7, make breakfast and go to work. Or, come home and work for an hour. Everybody has an hour in their day somewhere.

Quotes by Ridley Pearson

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.