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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 time I work with real Southern actors... we immediately go into white trash, and we just get along really well within one night, you know.

Quotes by Lucas Till

As far as I am concerned the paint is the person. I want it to work for me just as flesh does.

Quotes by Lucian Freud

I want paint to work as flesh.

Quotes by Lucian Freud

My work is purely autobiographical... It is about myself and my surroundings.

Quotes by Lucian Freud

The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work.

Quotes by Lucian Freud

It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.

Quotes by Luciano Pavarotti

When the Domaine Musical started up, I wasn't part of it. They were the major players in contemporary music at that time, braodcasting old and new composers' work. And I wasn't one of them.

Quotes by Luc Ferrari

The greatest thing about where my life is right now is it's very relaxed and chill. I'm just hanging out, being myself and doing my work.

Quotes by Lucas Grabeel

Ultimately, I think what I want from my career is to be able to create work for myself, and there's only so much you can do as an actor in a movie.

Quotes by Lucas Hedges

I don't know what's in store for me, but I know that I want to create work, and I want to create an environment where I can bring in my favorite people and collaborate with them, and do something that...

Quotes by Lucas Hedges

What is good work? You just know it when you see it. You just can't explain it.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

We always want more, more, more. You see good work; you want it better. We push, push, push.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

I try to stop my students doing random things on the Internet or putting work online. It doesn't get them jobs. This concept of being noticed, I don't know what it brings you.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

My students are noticed by the people I respect from the quality of their work.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

Most designers don't dress in fashion. They dress in an anonymous way so that people are just judging their work.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

I love hard work, energy, feeling involved.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

As you probably know, this woman I like to call my mother went on tour for her 'MDNA' album. As a summer job, I decided to work in the wardrobe department. All of my friends were getting summer jobs, and...

Quotes by Lourdes Leon

It's really a great experience to be able to work on a large production, traveling around like a family, setting up for an amazing show, and all having the same purpose.

Quotes by Lourdes Leon

I appreciate good work no matter where it's coming from.

Quotes by LP

I want my people to work hard. But if they see me earning a lot more than they do, they would lose their sense of being owners of the factory, and what I say as factory manager wouldn't stick.

Quotes by Lu Guanqiu

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.