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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 will never take a day off policing the people we pay and keep a public trust with. I will use my camera, my pen, my pad, and my network to do my part, to make sure that Americans will...

Quotes by Killer Mike

Anything that’s been useful to me as a person has been useful to me as an actor. Anything in the interest of your happiness will affect your work. The more comfortable you become in your own skin, the better you...

Quotes by Killian Scott

I am trundling in a good direction. I am curious to see how things will work out before I take myself off the tracks.

Quotes by Killian Scott

I really am not overly comfortable with attention to be honest. Paradoxically I’ve noticed this is a pretty common trait amongst actors. You like to let the work speak for you, I think.

Quotes by Killian Scott

I really discovered I had thyroid disease by accident. My son was having some health concerns, and as I filled out his patient history I noticed I had a lot of similar symptoms. I mentioned it to the doctor, and...

Quotes by Kim Alexis

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Quotes by Khoudia Diop

I got to work on my body, kept working on my game, and also just got to learn out there from the guys who are playing. Getting stronger, working on my upper-body strength, lower-body strength, just trying to get stronger.

Quotes by Khris Middleton

From Day One, I've always had to work to find my way onto the court or onto the top position or whatever it may be.

Quotes by Khris Middleton

I've got the mind-set that I'm going to play as hard as I can, and I'm going to make the person guarding me work as hard as he can.

Quotes by Khris Middleton

I feel true success comes from being able to work and the love for it.

Quotes by Kiana Tom

I don't stress about the outcome because I know the only thing I have control over is my own hard work. So long as I'm being honest about that and striving to be the best version of myself, I'm happy.

Quotes by Kiara Advani

What I've realised is that I'm happiest when I'm at work, as I am always preparing myself for when the opportunity arises.

Quotes by Kiara Advani

If you are passionate about something, with hard work and opportunity, you will continue as long as you are enjoying what you do.

Quotes by Kiara Advani

There are a lot of movies I'd like to throw away. That's not to say that I went in with that attitude. Any film I ever started, I went in with all the hope and best intentions in the world,...

Quotes by Kiefer Sutherland

I've made films that I've given all I had to, that no one has seen. The bottom line is I want to work and I want someone to enjoy it.

Quotes by Kiefer Sutherland

I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students.

Quotes by Kgalema Motlanthe

Reading is an active, imaginative act; it takes work.

Quotes by Khaled Hosseini

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work...

Khalil Gibran

I can't give my secrets away. But I've definitely been putting in a lot of work, and you can kind of see that it pays off a little bit.

Quotes by Khalil Mack

I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these incredibly talented performers were generous enough in teaching me.

Quotes by Khandi Alexander

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.