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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.

When I started, I had a really hard time getting work. It was the mid- to late-nineties. There was the WB. My age was perfect for it, but I just never came across as a youngster. I had to grow...

Quotes by Natalie Zea

I'm like a packrat with work. I hoard my jobs.

Quotes by Natalie Zea

I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.

Quotes by Natalie Zea

The Macorinos and me - there's a big space between our generations. The people I was used to work with, we will do everything faster. And the Macorinos were more, like, calm. They were patient with music, and they were...

Quotes by Natalia Lafourcade

You can say that I have always dreamed big. As an actor you want the world to see your work and my dream was to make movies.

Quotes by Natalia Reyes

I'd love the opportunity to continue to work in the U.S. with people I have always admired and I also want keep telling stories from where I’m from.

Quotes by Natalia Reyes

I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?

Quotes by Natalie Dormer

You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.

Quotes by Natalie du Toit

My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard.

Quotes by Natalie du Toit

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.

Quotes by Natalie Gulbis

People have the problem of denial. This is one of the things I learned in Lebanon. Everybody who left Beirut when the war started, including my parents, said, 'Oh, its temporary.' It lasted 17 years! People tend to underestimate the...

Quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

It should be only a part of my life, but it isn't. I have only one thing: my work.

Quotes by Nastassja Kinski

I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.

Quotes by Nastassja Kinski

There's something about the schedule of working in TV that's attractive. You know exactly what the next six months is going to be like: You'll work Monday through Friday and have the weekends off, and then there's going to be...

Quotes by Nat Faxon

When I got large enough to go to work, while employed I was reflecting on many things that would present themselves to my imagination; and whenever an opportunity occurred of looking at a book, when the school-children were getting their...

Quotes by Nat Turner

I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky.

Quotes by Nat Wolff

Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.

Quotes by Narciso Rodriguez

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.