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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.

The 2 million people who work in the NHS and social care are also themselves patients and users. I know they all want to treat patients and users the way they and their families would want to be treated and...

Quotes by Patricia Hewitt

I like to work for four or five hours a day. I aim for seven days a week.

Quotes by Patricia Highsmith

I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them. I don't want to interfere with their work. I don't want them to interfere with mine.

Quotes by Patricia Highsmith

Work for black women has been an important and valued dimension of Afrocentric definitions of black motherhood.

Quotes by Patricia Hill Collins

Each time I write a new piece, whether a novel, a picture book, a speech or anything, really, it has so much to do with what I'm going through personally or a problem I'm trying to work out. When I...

Quotes by Patricia MacLachlan

I never work from an outline, and often I don't know how the story will end.

Quotes by Patricia MacLachlan

I'm a goody-goody. I'm the person who sits in the back row, makes fun of the teacher, and secretly does the extra-credit work.

Quotes by Patricia Marx

When you dance, it takes a lot of stamina, but it never seemed like work 'cause I was doing something that I so loved doing. It was always a joy. And you know, to have beautiful ballets made specially for...

Quotes by Patricia McBride

You can work, shop, do everything from home, and I find this unsettling.

Quotes by Patrice Leconte

But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent.

Quotes by Patrice Leconte

I learned about M&A and how to value assets and work with investment bankers.

Quotes by Patricia A. Woertz

I don't have a goal but I just want to work on movies that I really like.

Quotes by Patricia Arquette

The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and...

Quotes by Patricia Briggs

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

Quotes by Patricia Clarkson

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

Quotes by Patricia Clarkson

If you chomp down too hard on my work, you're going to break your teeth.

Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

People who have grown up in a world where this was not a concern and suddenly start hearing about climate change - it's very difficult. It's a very, very abstract concept. So we need to work on making it very...

Quotes by Patricia Espinosa

It's just impossible to ignore the activists in your party. These are the people who stuff the envelopes, and walk the precincts, and make the telephone calls, and do all the so-called grunt work that brings about a successful campaign.

Quotes by Pat Robertson

When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don't take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, 'No one can outwork you.'

Quotes by Pat Summitt

Coaching is the great passion of my life, and the job to me has always been an opportunity to work with our student athletes and help them discover what they want.

Quotes by Pat Summitt

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.