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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 famously had a huge television producer say to me one time, 'Can you please stop doing that to your face? It's very distracting and unattractive.' And I was like, 'You mean move it? Okay, sorry, I guess we're not...

Quotes by Katee Sackhoff

I'm a bit insane when it comes to doing my own stunts and getting down and dirty. It's fun, you know? It's things I wouldn't normally do in my real life, so when I go to work and get to...

Quotes by Katee Sackhoff

I'd never put all my chips anywhere, because I don't want to close any doors, but I was raised in a very blue-collar family. I was raised by parents who said, 'If you don't go to work every day, you're...

Quotes by Katee Sackhoff

You know, we travelled a lot when I was a kid because my father was wherever the work was.

Quotes by Katey Sagal

When you grow up around it, I just watched my father work really hard. He wasn't around as much as I would have liked. And when I grew up, I understood why.

Quotes by Katey Sagal

Eventually you get bored and you want to work.

Quotes by Kate Mara

It's not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.

Quotes by Kate Mulgrew

There's a particularly British wariness of appearing to try too hard. It's somehow distasteful. Everything should come to us seamlessly and, if you have to work at it, you're somehow a loser.

Quotes by Kate Reardon

I have a career I love more than I can tell you, and I have it because I work incredibly hard pretty much every single day.

Quotes by Kate Reardon

When you have young children, it is hard to see live performances. Unless I am in it. I do manage to see my husband Rupert Goold's work, of course.

Quotes by Kate Fleetwood

Fairytales work on two levels. On a conscious level, they are stories of true love and triumph and overcoming difficult odds and so are pleasurable to read. But they work on a deeper and symbolic level in that they play...

Quotes by Kate Forsyth

I work in an industry where most people are way below 50.

Quotes by Kate Garraway

In my real life, hard work, doing my job, working well with others and finding solutions without drama has never gotten me fired before.

Quotes by Kate Gosselin

I do know that no matter what, I know within myself that if I have to work at McDonald's, I will do what it takes to provide for my kids, period.

Quotes by Kate Gosselin

If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work.

Quotes by Kate Hudson

If you work out 20 minutes a day in some way, you're going to see changes.

Quotes by Kate Hudson

I actually really love to work out. You need to find what you love.

Quotes by Kate Hudson

I was a dancer, so for me, if I don't work out for a week or move my body in some sense, I feel weird.

Quotes by Kate Hudson

I'm married now, so I have a life. I had to get a life. That's one thing I really had to do, you know. You do that kind of work on television series after television series and you don't have...

Quotes by Kate Jackson

I love the Bronte sisters, but I feel a closer kinship to the Ephron sisters, Nora and Delia, if only because their work makes me laugh more than the Brontes. I also love the Mitford sisters with their secret language...

Quotes by Kate Klise

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.