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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.

You really should respect other people's work because work is hard-won.

Quotes by Min Jin Lee

I have accepted the fact that I don't work very quickly, that I have been rejected a lot as a writer, and that what I do is unusual, so I just have to accept the terms and that it's going...

Quotes by Min Jin Lee

I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many ways. It helped me because, in general, they've made me hopeful. I just figure things will...

Quotes by Mindy Kaling

Anybody can have a birthday. It requires nothing. Murderers have birthdays. It's the opposite of anything that I believe in. And I don't like at work where you stop everything to sing 'Happy Birthday' to someone. I feel like that's...

Quotes by Mindy Kaling

I think on 'ER,' my other long-running show, I had some ideas about what's going on. 'Stargate Universe,' they were kind of secretive too a little bit about what they wanted to do, but I kind of liked working this...

Quotes by Ming-Na Wen

I love doing TV. It's so great for my world as a mom, as someone who likes to have a steady job and go to work feeling secure because I'm with a family.

Quotes by Ming-Na Wen

The white working class wants jobs. They don't want to be stuck trying to make ends meet with part-time work and government assistance. They want a good paying job that they can take pride in. The type of job that...

Quotes by Milo Yiannopoulos

My theory is that women simply can't get along with each other or work well together.

Quotes by Milo Yiannopoulos

First of all, to defend my work, I had to believe that I am doing a totally silly, stupid, innocent comedy.

Quotes by Milos Forman

When I speak to people I worked with when I was young, they constantly tell me they wish their students would work half as hard as I did. I was always one to get a lot more out of myself,...

Quotes by Milos Raonic

Like every comedian, if I heard a joke that I thought would work, I used it.

Quotes by Milton Berle

We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.

Quotes by Milton Friedman

The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people.

Quotes by Milton Friedman

Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.

Quotes by Milton Friedman

I do virtually nothing except my work. No hobbies.

Quotes by Milton Glaser

I've got allergy pills upstairs in my room, and it says 'For Cat Work' right on it.

Quotes by Mimi Kennedy

Some people are very much comfortable working out in gyms. Basically, it is all about movement. If you are comfortable moving in a gym, that is absolutely fine. But gymming does not work for me. I don't like carrying those...

Quotes by Milind Soman

I am a strong Ukrainian girl, that is why I work a lot.

Quotes by Milla Jovovich

What I want to do is encourage more of that, more deaf presence in TV, movies, acting, modeling - that's really what I want to work toward.

Quotes by Millicent Simmonds

I was probably on a horse before the age of three. From a very young age, I could ride on my own, work, trot, you name it.

Quotes by Millie Bright

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.