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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've always been a very visual creator. I make mood boards or sit with coloured pencils and scribble and try and figure out what I'm trying to work through musically.

Quotes by Maggie Rogers

I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.

Quotes by Maggie Smith

The biggest mistake you can make is assuming that creativity will hit you all at once and the muse will carry you to the end of the book on feather wings while 'Foster the People' plays gently in the background....

Quotes by Maggie Stiefvater

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

Quotes by Magic Johnson

We're stuck in the concrete age. Concrete has really become this ever-present material that's almost impossible to get away from. It's cheap, abundant, and easy to work with, and to an extent, that's good.

Quotes by Magnus Larsson

I think I started to have thoughts to really want to be serious about my work when I was about twenty-five, and I just kind of started to look into that direction and moved into it.

Quotes by Maggie Cheung

New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

Through Gateway to Work, we can provide more of the workers our businesses need to thrive, and we can help give more of our families the opportunity to work their way to self-sufficiency and into the middle class.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

When you are in a small rural place with cold weather and a lot of granite, you need people who are going to work hard, and you really stop worrying about what gender they are.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

I spend a lot of time talking to women interested in office about how they can make it work.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

I've always wanted to work with dogs, so in high school, I worked at the Humane Society for a little while. I honestly think, even today, that would be the other career I would go into. Somehow I would be...

Quotes by Maggie Lawson

No one who has gotten second place at a Grand Slam is ever like, 'Yeah, now I feel fine about it.' Everyone wants the other trophy. But it inspires you to work harder and get yourself in that position again...

Quotes by Madison Keys

Sometimes it takes work to find a great group of friends whom you feel super comfortable and confident with.

Quotes by Madison Keys

Love' is a big step. It's a big word. You have to work your way to it.

Quotes by Madison Keys

I like to work on T.V. because it's like a normal thing, and then I like to do movies when I'm on break or hiatus.

Quotes by Madison Pettis

I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom.

Quotes by Madlib

Dudes I work with have to be like-minded to where I just hand them a beat that has a chorus and they can do with them what they gotta do. If they can't do that, I usually don't work with...

Quotes by Madlib

You have to work how you work.

Quotes by Madlib

But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure....

Quotes by Madonna Ciccone

I choose work with the people I like to work with.

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

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.