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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.

We are footballers, so if you've got to play with someone, you've got to play with them. What happens off the pitch, well, you can't get on with everyone you work with.

Quotes by Lucy Bronze

You're not best friends with someone just because you work with them, but you have to be able to at least work together, or there is no point.

Quotes by Lucy Bronze

The joy I get from work is just huge.

Quotes by Lucy Davis

I work much better in sunshine. It's drizzle and grayness that I don't like.

Quotes by Lucy Davis

The true idea of a church has not yet been shown the world, a visible Church, I mean, unless it was in the very earliest times; yes, the twelve disciples bound to their Lord in love, to do his work...

Quotes by Lucy Larcom

Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

Quotes by Lucille Ball

I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

Quotes by Lucille Ball

The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.

Quotes by Lucille Roybal-Allard

The federal government should not be an accessory to the unconstitutional actions of the Arizona state government. By continuing to work with Arizona police departments operating under SB 1070, the Department is implicitly condoning the shameful tactics authorized by the...

Quotes by Lucille Roybal-Allard

You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.

Quotes by Lucinda Williams

I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that...

Quotes by Lucinda Williams

There's no secret. Just work hard.

Quotes by Lucio Tan

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

If you have a cool personality, the photographer will want to work with you because he or she will have more fun on set.

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

Being in this whole fashion industry, seeing it firsthand, I never realized just how much work goes into everything.

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

Designers want their clothes and their shows to be absolutely perfect, exactly as they imagined, and there is a great deal of work that goes into doing that. Some collections can tell a whole story, from the first look to...

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

I will never work in a cubicle.

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

I work very hard during the week at training, and when I have the chance to play, I want to do everything I can to help the team.

Quotes by Lucas Moura

Hard work always wins in the end.

Quotes by Lucas Till

I always try to plan things out, but they never work out the way I expect.

Quotes by Lucas Till

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.