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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 think most actors will say they always feel like they'll never work again.

Quotes by Jon Tenney

In this business, you have so little control over things, but one of the things you can control is who you work with.

Quotes by Jon Tenney

It's always difficult to work out on location, away from home, but that's the actor's life. You go where the work is.

Quotes by Jon Tenney

The pieces I've written for 'Outside' magazine are definitely my best work, and they're virtually all about the outdoors.

Quotes by Jon Krakauer

My ambition was to be a record producer, and I had started doing that in the late '60s with my work with the MC5 and my friend Livingston Taylor.

Quotes by Jon Landau

The Beatles did their best cover work on Little Richard's 'Long Tall Sally' and music influenced by Richard, such as Larry Williams's 'Dizzy Miss Lizzie.'

Quotes by Jon Landau

Bob Dylan may be the Charlie Chaplin of rock n' roll. Both men are regarded as geniuses by their entire audience. Both were proclaimed revolutionaries for their early work and subjected to exhaustive attack when later works were thought to...

Quotes by Jon Landau

'Sing It Again Rod' touches all the solo bases since Stewart's departure from the Jeff Beck Band, wherein he cut his teeth on American audiences for $75 a week plus expenses, and wisely ignores his generally inferior work with the...

Quotes by Jon Landau

There is a 'patrician arrogance' to James Taylor that accounts in part for his popularity while it at the same time explains the critical resistance to his work.

Quotes by Jon Landau

Carole King's second album, 'Tapestry,' has fulfilled the promise of her first and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music. It is an album of surpassing personal-intimacy and musical accomplishment...

Quotes by Jon Landau

There's only certain things you can control. I know how hard I work, I know how I take care of myself, and those are the two things I can control. As far as injuries and wear and tear and stuff...

Quotes by Jon Lester

Trump is a raptor testing the fences, and he found weaknesses to escape and try things that would work, every single day.

Quotes by Jon Lovett

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.

Quotes by Jon Lovitz

Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law.

Quotes by Jon Oringer

In the early days, start-ups make the main mistake of hiring people to do the work that they could do themselves.

Quotes by Jon Oringer

I worked on Capitol Hill for five years, and I saw how things work and how they do not. I saw the partisanship, the gridlock, the pettiness, and the corruption.

Quotes by Jon Ossoff

Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect...

Quotes by Jon Fishman

When I go on stage man I just want people to have fun, I don't want people to think about their problems, I want people to get energy and nutrition and food from that so they can go back into...

Quotes by Jon Fishman

If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.

Quotes by Jon Gruden

I'm able to leave Don Draper at work. I'm quite dissimilar from him in real life.

Quotes by Jon Hamm

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.