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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.

Both my parents have done considerable work in theatre and I have grown up with that culture, but I still felt that I needed formal training.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

Getting to work with good filmmakers and getting to play good characters in films is so special.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

As an actor, I try to work in as many films as I can.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

I want to work on projects that I can connect with and those that establish a connectivity with the audience too.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

I try and work out every day if possible, or as many times as possible in a week. I concentrate on one body part at a time, and spend at least two to two-and-a-half hours on really intense weight training.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

I wanted my own rock band and stuff like that, but things didn't work out. I didn't have the patience to write my own songs and learn it and everything.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

Be honest to your work and do quality work.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

Hard work is the only way to success. You have to be tough, stay tough.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

Do things close to heart, and work hard with passion and dedication.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

I am passionate about my work.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

I just wish that I am always true to my work and myself and value the respect that my parents have earned.

Quotes by Prateik Babbar

Our foremost priority is the removal of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, disease and illiteracy. All social welfare programmes must be implemented efficiently. Agencies involved in the delivery of services should have a strong sense of duty and work in a...

Quotes by Pratibha Patil

What I've learnt is never to work with the person you are in a relationship with because sometimes you need a break.

Quotes by Preity Zinta

There will always be competition, especially in showbiz. There's always someone younger and hungrier standing behind you; there's always someone with more contacts; there's always someone whose grandfather or father is a filmmaker. I think your job is just to...

Quotes by Preity Zinta

I always follow my heart and my guts. If I want to do something, I have immense belief in hard work and myself. I have it in me to do well anywhere and in anything I do. I have a...

Quotes by Preity Zinta

In 2008, I just decided that there will come a time when I am dead and gone, and I only have a body of work to show. That was when I did films like 'Last Lear' and Deepa Mehta's 'Heaven...

Quotes by Preity Zinta

I have always wondered why the movie industry was so firmly persuaded that the original author could be of no possible help in the case of a remake or any other change in a work.

Quotes by Preston Sturges

I have never done anything but my very best work for anyone, and to do this and retain my first fine enthusiasm over a period of thirty years has required a rather special set of working conditions.

Quotes by Preston Sturges

I'm not a believer of luck. I think opportunity and hard work becomes luck.

Quotes by Prabal Gurung

A lot of people have an opinion. If you listen to them too much, your work will get influenced, and you make no one happy.

Quotes by Prabal Gurung

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.