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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.

Some people have a terrible stretch between family and work. It is a difficult thing to achieve.

Quotes by Julie Walters

Working is working. I love to work.

Quotes by Julie Warner

I wish my work would be recognized by a larger crowd of people as more art than be stuck with the cartoonist label for the rest of my life.

Quotes by Julie Doucet

I caught a cold and didn't have time to work on my autobiography.

Quotes by Julie Doucet

It's not because I'm lucky. I work very hard.

Quotes by Julie Doucet

I have done several films, but I've mostly done TV, and 99% of the work I've done has been in Japan.

Quotes by Julie Dreyfus

Everything happens for a reason, if you work hard for it.

Quotes by Julie Ertz

I work a lot; I love to compose, ponder, and take notes when preparing for a role. I cut all the scenes, collate the images, form the character and shape its personality, then I make meticulous notes and transcribe each...

Quotes by Julie Gayet

I ask myself a lot of question about my work as an actress. We shall see. Plenty of friends tell me, 'Of course you must continue acting,' but I'm not sure.

Quotes by Julie Gayet

I find shoestrings very hard work. I like big budgets.

Quotes by Julie Harris

I would loathe to work on modern films.

Quotes by Julie Harris

It's nice when you work with someone who has an eye for clothes and will show what you've given them.

Quotes by Julie Harris

Richard Chamberlain on The Slipper and the Rose was lovely to work with. He wore the clothes so beautifully and sang his songs so well.

Quotes by Julie Harris

I get up, get coffee, and go into my home office. I check email and Twitter before I start work, but I have to try not to get too distracted.

Quotes by Julie Kagawa

Some writers like to work in other places like coffee shops, but I can't - I'd end up people-watching. And if I were at a bookstore, I'd be reading. Sometimes I have some music on, but usually I like it...

Quotes by Julie Kagawa

Every once in awhile you get encouragement, or you get something that isn't competitive or guilt-inducing from your peers, and it just turns a little light on. It makes it so the work that you do isn't isolating and horrible....

Quotes by Julie Klausner

Bobby Troup and I have been working together for about a year in clubs. We work in the same club.

Quotes by Julie London

My family life is incredibly important to me. I want to be with them as much as I can. I try to work in New York, or I work in the summer time when my family can come with me.

Quotes by Julianne Moore

It was a great learning experience to work with James Stewart.

Quotes by Julie Adams

I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on.

Quotes by Julie Andrews

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.