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.
Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.
As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.
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If you believe that how you do your work is as influential as the work you do, then a theatre rehearsal, which is a microcosm of the world, is the perfect place to model social change because if it doesn't...
To have Hollywood tell me or other women like me that we're not a market that interests them is silly. Good stories work.
Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.
You always try to work for your audience, to entertain them, but that being said, obviously, within the studio system you feel the sense of responsibility to the bank.
'American Idol' was just really a platform. What you do after that is what separates you from the show. And I've been working really hard, touring constantly, and building those fans. You've got to work hard.
Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no...
To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.
Life comes before literature, as the material always comes before the work. The hills are full of marble before the world blooms with statues.
I've been lucky enough to do a few editorials in the U.K., but I've never even been on a casting for mainstream commercial work. When I try to understand it, I think people are scared to try something new.
Doing stuff on my own terms and making a record without being signed to a label - I credit that all to my commercial work.
Practical gifts are another great way to be thoughtful, and they work for anything from birthdays to dinner-party gifts.
There are a lot of actors out there who've made one or two films and who never work again.
I'm happy to do interviews from time to time, but I don't find them that necessary - and that hasn't seemed to have affected people's understanding of our work.
I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it had to have more meaning.
I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.
Until you go through with it yourself, you simply can't imagine it. But it is the transition of going back to work and the guilt of how much time you spend with your child that's hard. I worry about not...
Flashback episodes are a tried-and-true sitcom device, but they always work!
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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.
