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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.

When I'm working in television, I've learned you've got to work fast. You don't have time to rehearse; you don't have time to just mess around. You've got to move quickly. So I pick that up from that world, and...

Quotes by Kenny Leon

I came from the South with a mother who was hard working, so I love going to work every day.

Quotes by Kenny Leon

The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to work in the universe and in all history. They declared that He had created the universe.

Quotes by Kenneth Scott Latourette

Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.

Quotes by Kenneth Tynan

I had to learn how to bring the best outta Key! by learning what's going on with him. That's how I approach every artist I work with, period.

Quotes by Kenny Beats

I work hard but I play hard.

Quotes by Kenny Chesney

I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.

Quotes by Kenneth H. Cooper

As I look over my work, I mean every time I look over my early work, I see, yes, I could do that then and then I could do that and that... That may be the hardest thing for a...

Quotes by Kenneth Koch

It's enormously cheering to get a good review by someone who seems to understand your work.

Quotes by Kenneth Koch

We had 90 percent taxes before in America. All right? Didn't work.

Quotes by Kenneth Langone

What evolution tells us is that we are part of a grand, dynamic, and ever-changing fabric of life that covers our planet. Even to a person of faith, in fact especially to a person of faith, an understanding of the...

Quotes by Kenneth R. Miller

It is incredible to come to work every day surrounded by individuals whose insights and efforts place us at the forefront of finance.

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

When I work, I like to just kind of stay quiet, stay to myself. I like to walk around a lot and figure out what's gonna happen in the scene and try to get my head straight.

Quotes by Kenneth Choi

My dad does watch my work now. My parents watch everything I'm on. I think the first time they saw something was 'Captain America,' and he called me, and he was so elated.

Quotes by Kenneth Choi

I cannot remember a time in opposition - I am talking about the last four years - when we have done less work on policy and more on slogans. But because of my European views I wasn't allowed to participate.

Quotes by Kenneth Clarke

Both cheap value stocks and more glamorous growth stocks can work well in a portfolio - if done right.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage.

Quotes by Kenneth G. Wilson

Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.

Quotes by Kenneth G. Wilson

I've always just tried to continue to be a working actor and let the work speak for itself as opposed to promoting myself as someone who needs to be in everybody's living room.

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

I don't work with a trainer. I just go to cheerleading practice and run a couple times a week.

Quotes by Kendall Jenner

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.