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The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And...

Quotes by William Friedkin

Work appealed to me; school did not. I was a disinterested, bored student.

Quotes by William E. Simon

At Union Securities, I threw myself into my work with the discipline and commitment that I had always demonstrated in employment and only rarely displayed in school. Years later, I would come to appreciate, abstractly, the importance of productive activity...

Quotes by William E. Simon

I work very quickly. I only ever take one picture of one thing. Literally. Never two.

Quotes by William Eggleston

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.

Quotes by William Ellery Channing

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

Quotes by William Ellery Channing

I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with the work.

Quotes by William Ernest Hocking

It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more.

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

While we were at work there came nine or 10 of the natives to a small hill a little way from us, and stood there menacing and threatening of us, and making a great noise. At last one of them...

Quotes by William Dampier

Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have.

Quotes by William Devane

But we ought to consider the natural form and shape of a horse, that we may work him according to nature.

Quotes by William Cavendish

You may observe in all my lessons, that I tell you how the legs go, and those who are unacquainted with that, are entirely ignorant and work in the dark.

Quotes by William Cavendish

I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work for us. I felt there was a danger of that, should we be marginalized as a major polluter.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

It's hard to store natural gas. And it does require big storage tanks. So it doesn't work very well on passenger cars.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry.

Quotes by William Collins

A community is a group of people who have come together, and they work and they live to try and improve the standard of living and quality of life - and I don't mean money.

Quotes by William Baldwin

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

Quotes by William Baldwin

While the FBI carries out investigative work, the responsibility for supervising, directing and ultimately determining the resolution of investigations is solely the province of the Justice Department's prosecutors.

Quotes by William Barr

As we work to secure our data and communications from hackers, we must recognize that our citizens face a far broader array of threats.

Quotes by William Barr

The U.S. Attorneys who comprise the Attorney General's Advisory Committee play a critical role in carrying out the Department of Justice's important work, including its efforts to reduce violent crime, combat the opioid crisis, protect the most vulnerable, and enforce...

Quotes by William Barr

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.

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