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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 believe nobody is stronger than the state. So the state would be strong, and we have to work altogether to make the strength of the state.

Quotes by Najib Mikati

The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states.

Quotes by Najib Razak

I speak for all Malaysians in expressing my admiration for the Queen and the grace, poise and selflessness with which she has carried out her duties during her long reign. She represents the very best of British traits: dignity, resilience...

Quotes by Najib Razak

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.

Quotes by Nadia Boulanger

I work out four to five days a week, alternating three workouts.

Quotes by Nadia Giosia

I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work...

Quotes by Nadia Giosia

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Quotes by Nadine Gordimer

I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.

Quotes by Nadine Labaki

It's only normal for me to work with my family because I think they are talented and because there's a warmth when I'm working. As a filmmaker, sometimes you are very fragile. You are in a very fragile situation most...

Quotes by Nadine Labaki

I don't like to work with people I don't have any connection with.

Quotes by Nadine Labaki

For me, it’s important to instil in my children that they can do whatever they like, that no matter what their religion and colour, they can achieve what they want through hard work.

Quotes by Nadiya Hussain

Arranged marriages get a bad reputation. Do they always work? No, but that’s true of all marriages. As long as you aren’t forced, who cares how you get together?

Quotes by Nadiya Hussain

Cod and clementine is one of the things my grandmother cooked for my mum when she was a child. Never one for waste, she’d keep the peel whenever she had a clementine, and this dish puts it to work.

Quotes by Nadiya Hussain

All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.

Quotes by Mystikal

I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.

Quotes by N. Murray Edwards

It's more important to fly midpoint in deals and work together than to try to haggle for the last dollar.

Quotes by N. Murray Edwards

The best thing after my son is my work - and he taught me to be genuine.

Quotes by N. T. Rama Rao, Jr.

I work in a very tough area of Britain. There is not much hope sociologically where I live and work, they're all sorts of conditions of poverty and deprivation and so on, I really do believe that the message of...

Quotes by N. T. Wright

I will lead my people by the hand along the road until their feet are sure and they know the way. Then they may choose for themselves and rule themselves. Then my work will be done.

Quotes by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.

Quotes by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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.