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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 don't want to just make music as I want to be legendary. I understand it has to be commercial as I have to feed my family. I am in between these two marks and they are not many people...

Quotes by Raftaar

Mom makes South Indian food for me almost always, because I get it rarely,as I travel a lot for work.

Quotes by Raftaar

Indian-ness, love for your country, is complicated. For every person, there is a different way that you show respect for your country... my mother-in-law will say karmayogi is the way to go - do your work.

Quotes by Raghuram Rajan

I'm always gonna be compared to the greatest cats that's in the game, but I lack a little bit less when I'm not as visible as other guys. So I live with that thought right there - yo, you still...

Quotes by Raekwon

When I'm making the music, I feel like everything I throw out has to work. It counts. Because if you don't have people turning they neck all the way around to see what it is, it ain't stick on the...

Quotes by Raekwon

I am somebody who focuses on a dialogue between generations - that's the drive of my work. I believe the young generation take the power; they'll take over at one point, but the older generation, they'll push it away only...

Quotes by Raf Simons

One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from Peter Saville - the early things he used to do for Factory Records.

Quotes by Raf Simons

I like to exchange ideas because we all want to win. If a footballer doesn't agree, then you try and have a chat to work things out.

Quotes by Rafael Benitez

The most important thing is that my players work well. What people say on the outside is not important.

Quotes by Rafael Benitez

If you look at the beginning of this country, when the pilgrims came to this country, the first year they had a communistic experiment. They said, 'OK, we're going to take the land, we're going to work the land together...

Quotes by Rafael Cruz

Power is natural, but it can be improved with a lot of work. It's been something I've focused on for a couple of years because I saw it as a place where I could make improvements.

Quotes by Rafael dos Anjos

When you want the belt, you have to work for it.

Quotes by Rafael dos Anjos

People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.

Quotes by Rafael dos Anjos

When you're a fighter, and you're not doing good in your work, that happens - you lost the fight.

Quotes by Rafael dos Anjos

I always work with a goal - and the goal is to improve as a player and a person. That, finally, is the most important thing of all.

Quotes by Rafael Nadal

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

Quotes by Rafael Nadal

I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.

Quotes by Rafael Nadal

For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes.

Quotes by Rafael Nadal

You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a...

Quotes by Rafael Palmeiro

When I was younger, I always knew I was a pretty good player, but it was impossible to foresee how far I’d go. I had a left foot and vision like no one else, but I wasn't the quickest and...

Quotes by Rafael van der Vaart

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.