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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.

It's funny: when you're an artist, your own work goes in and out of fashion with you.

Quotes by Laurie Simmons

I think that I came of age in the 1970s with my own work, and it was a time of conceptual and process art, and it was very important not to tell a story. If you told a story, when...

Quotes by Laurie Simmons

I dance but I also work out. I run, do strength training... you name it. I've got to!

Quotes by Laurieann Gibson

I love bodies of work and albums and stuff like that.

Quotes by Lauv

I think everybody goes through that, especially... being in love for the first time. Some people, they're lucky enough that that ends up being who they're with for the rest of their lives, and sometimes it doesn't work out.

Quotes by Lauv

I like all kinds of stories, and I usually work on several stories at once. When I run out of gas on one, I start work on the other.

Quotes by Laurence Yep

That's why our country is such a beautiful, beautiful experiment: We manifest, we allow freedom if you follow certain rules and if you work really hard. That's at the root of our cherished values.

Quotes by Laurene Powell Jobs

It's our privilege to work with College Track students as they chart their course toward a college degree - they bring persistence, creativity, and extraordinary discipline throughout their academic journey.

Quotes by Laurene Powell Jobs

I have more time to work; I just do. Because once your kids are up and running, that frees you up a good 20, 30, hours a week.

Quotes by Laurene Powell Jobs

The diiference is that in the private sector you work for yourself, and as Prime Minister I work for every single Haitian - inside Haiti and outside - and for all those who love Haiti as well.

Quotes by Laurent Lamothe

As Minister of Foreign Affairs. I will work on deepening Haiti's links with its traditional partners from the North and the South, while exploring all the opportunities for economic, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation that may benefit my country.

Quotes by Laurent Lamothe

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

Quotes by Laurie Anderson

I learn an amazing amount from watching television and movies because if you watch things that really work and don't work, it teaches you so much about what you do for your own craft. I think that if you're auditioning...

Quotes by Lauren Stamile

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they don't try or give up when their efforts don't lead to a masterpiece right away. If you work at it, you will improve.

Quotes by Lauren Tarshis

I can do both of the things I love, which is raise awareness for TSS and work as a model to help change beauty standards. It was a win-win.

Quotes by Lauren Wasser

I definitely like clothes as much as the next girl, just not to the extent of people who work in the fashion industry.

Quotes by Lauren Weisberger

So much of my own life inspires what I write. Whether it's work, family, friends, motherhood, I am a writer who tends to write what she knows. In 'Revenge Wears Prada,' a great deal of my own life finds its...

Quotes by Lauren Weisberger

After my second, I started working with a nutritionist who specializes in post-baby weight loss. It's called Simply Beautiful Mom. I'm in restaurants all the time because of work, and she actually will look at menus online before I go...

Quotes by Lauren Weisberger

I got an offer at 'Vogue.' And I desperately wanted to work in magazines. My interest wasn't in fashion, but when you get an offer right out of college for a magazine that big - I decided that it was...

Quotes by Lauren Weisberger

Did I invent anything? I don't think so, not really. But if I've helped make history fun... then my work here is done.

Quotes by Lauren Willig

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.