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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.

My work caused me to interview hundreds of women about their lives and their problems.

Quotes by Judith Krantz

You can browse to your heart's content but it's hard work and not easy on the feet unless you do it through catalogs or the Internet, and I like to touch and try on the things I buy.

Quotes by Judith Krantz

The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal and not worth mentioning. Let me be the skunk at this political garden party and say this stinks....

Quotes by Juan Williams

I'd like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I'm a huge Waters fan.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

You can't make a representation and then claim you didn't make it. You know, it just shouldn't work that way.

Quotes by Judd Gregg

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

Quotes by Judd Gregg

Well, the senators I've enjoyed working with the most would be Ted Kennedy and Kent Conrad, because they were both either chairman or ranking member of the committee I was chairman or ranking member of. And in both instances they...

Quotes by Judd Gregg

Ice T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.

Quotes by Judd Nelson

It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

Quotes by Judd Nelson

All of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites.

Quotes by Judd Nelson

I live in a bubble. Real life is the one my friends live. They've had to look for work, sign on to the dole, and emigrate. That's normal life now. My life as a footballer is not normal.

Quotes by Juan Mata

The stage is that immediate rush of energy you get from the audience. Also, doing something in chronology - something that starts and finishes the same night. In television, you work toward the one scene, you shoot it, and then...

Quotes by Juan Pablo Di Pace

Politics is not an obsession with me. It's something I'm doing now. I want to do good things, but if it doesn't work out for me, I'll go on to something else.

Quotes by Juan Vargas

When I released 'Veteran' and the reception was good, it was the first time I ever worked really hard on something and had that hard work reciprocated back to me.

Quotes by JPEGMAFIA

The city's the best gallery I could imagine. I would never have to make a book and then present it to a gallery and let them decide if my work was nice enough to show it to people. I would...

Quotes by JR

I went to a festival pretending to work as a journalist to get free tickets and interview people I really admired. I remember one of these people was Guillermo del Toro.

Quotes by Juan Antonio Bayona

I think your behavior is different when you work on digital or film. It seems that... I feel most focused if I'm working on film.

Quotes by Juan Antonio Bayona

There is a company in Barcelona called Headless, and I was a huge fan. I love their style. I had been trying to work with them for years. 'A Monster Calls' was the perfect project to work on with them.

Quotes by Juan Antonio Bayona

When I have the opportunity to work, I organize a whole party - like what you perhaps saw at the Grammys.

Quotes by Juan Gabriel

Work is my best friend.

Quotes by Juan Gabriel

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.