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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.

Every work of art is a great promise of escape and, therefore, like an open invitation.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Art fairs are a lot like professional proms - you make contacts, have a lot to look at, and in some cases, you make friends forever. I think that for artists, they can be a bit controversial: they stimulate curiosity,...

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

I like to produce work for specific places, and it is difficult to do repeat shows in the same space.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

I produce so little that the works have to be editioned. Otherwise, I don't survive. Also, editioning is relevant for communication. If you make three new works, it means that nine objects are available. Three people talking about your work...

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

I work more with my stomach than my brain.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Work was always necessary to survive. Then I decided the goal should be to survive without working. But now I have much more work than I had before. Hunting for freedom, I've found the real prison. but at least it's...

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

You don't wanna see your work, because you might find out that you do not like it.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Every morning, we choose between milk or tea or coffee. Usually, I know what I like, but I don't rule out changing my idea sometimes. The editing process is one of the most important parts in everyday life. The same...

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Provocations are like a Molotov cocktail. They only work one time out of ten, but when it works, it can also be dangerous for the arm that is throwing it. It's the price that has to be paid.

Quotes by Maurizio Cattelan

Jorginho is really suitable to the way I like to play. He is a player that has many good sides to him. He wants to work hard, and he's very fast in moving the ball, which is important for us,...

Quotes by Maurizio Sarri

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

Quotes by Maurizio Sarri

I am not able to think about this as a job, like work. It's 12 or 13 hours, but for me, it's not working.

Quotes by Maurizio Sarri

London is a wonderful city, but I am here for Chelsea. It's 100 per cent hard work, 90 per cent fun.

Quotes by Maurizio Sarri

A writer never reads his work. For him, it is the unreadable, a secret, and he cannot remain face to face with it. A secret, because he is separated from it.

Quotes by Maurice Blanchot

I wrote an ITV drama in the 1960s, a satire on management theory that starred Leonard Rossiter. I'm also a poet and have had work in the 'Spectator.'

Quotes by Maurice Flanagan

There is no better way to manage than by walking around. Autocracy doesn't work. Talk to people in their offices, find out what's on their minds.

Quotes by Maurice Flanagan

So many groups fail because they spend all their time in the clubs. Work pours in and they can't handle it because of late-night drinking.

Quotes by Maurice Gibb

We worked for 11 years to get where we are today, and I want to take our work seriously so that later on I'll be able to appreciate the money we've made.

Quotes by Maurice Gibb

In that long sequence, when Lawrence enters in the desert to rescue a lost man, Lean listened the music I wrote and wanted to extend the scene to let my work stay completely.

Quotes by Maurice Jarre

Some months ago, while I was preparing a new work, I told a young cinema executive my intention of including in a soundtrack two themes from Bach. But when he asked me which has been the last hit from that...

Quotes by Maurice Jarre

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.