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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 don't attend an actual school but I'm still following through with high school. I do work with a tutor for about six hours a day. It's hard core but definitely worth it, and it's my main focus now -...

Quotes by JoJo

There are many people in the world who feel that if only they had a bigger car, a nicer house, better vacations, a more understanding boss, or a more interesting partner, then their life would work. We all go through...

Quotes by Joko Beck

I'm willing to work with all parties to reform Indonesia.

Quotes by Joko Widodo

'Donnie Darko' was my first audition ever! It opened my eyes to the possibilities within camera work.

Quotes by Jolene Purdy

Using the Internet as as vehicle to work with people is fascinating. It's sort of a Pandora's box of energy for me.

Quotes by Jon Anderson

When I came back to California in the early '60s I was hanging out with Jimmy Bowen, Phil Spector, and I wanted to be a record producer and work with other artists.

Quotes by Johnny Rivers

My work's never been accepted by my family, but it's something I'll always carry on with.

Quotes by Johnny Vegas

Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely.

Quotes by Johnny Weissmuller

We had no money, my dad was out of work a lot, and we never owned a house. It was very hand-to-mouth.

Quotes by Johnny Flynn

I like the idea of letting the music do its own work and the stories being more expressionful - if that's a word - in people's imagination. I've just got a thing about people and songs telling you how you...

Quotes by Johnny Flynn

I tell my audiences today that I served 10 years in Nashville! That's a joke, of course; I was grateful for the work. Bob Ferguson, who produced Connie Smith, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, started calling me in.

Quotes by Johnny Gimble

I was never very good at picking cotton, and then I only made fifty cents or $1 a day. People would work for $1 a day during the Depression. So we would get $2 for playing music and just having...

Quotes by Johnny Gimble

Texas was home. We went to Anchorage to get rich in 1959. Someone told us, 'If you drive a nail, you could make $100 a day in construction work.' We were hungry, and we stayed there for a year and...

Quotes by Johnny Gimble

Real estate sales was perfect training for the experience to go into public life because you learn to accept rejection, learn to meet new people, learn to work with people and find common ground. That's the way you sell houses......

Quotes by Johnny Isakson

I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic.

Quotes by Johnny Iuzzini

I had to work and it never occurred to me not to. But then it's never really been about the money.

Quotes by Johnny Marr

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

Quotes by Johnny Mathis

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.

Quotes by John Zorn

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even have a dedicated phone line. We do it out of our own homes, and we make it work.

Quotes by John Zorn

I think that all actors find they go down and then they come back up if you work on your craft. They come back up to the top and then they go back down and they come back up and...

Quotes by Johnathon Schaech

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.