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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 feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work as if an established Partnership for Life consisting of Husband Wife and Children.

Quotes by John James Audubon

When I am offered work, I am very selective.

Quotes by John Kani

I want my work to contribute toward creating a better society, toward bringing people together. That is always the first consideration, not the money.

Quotes by John Kani

The question was, in a sense, at Princeton Review, how much value was I adding as a public company CEO. I was adding less than other people might've... I think you want to move on when you've given your best...

Quotes by John Katzman

I have a website because it's an interesting tool, very - and quite unexpectedly - useful for my work. It's become an archive and a fairly complete on-line portfolio, as well as offering an opportunity to write a little.

Quotes by John Howe

Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number of authors I would be eager to illustrate.

Quotes by John Howe

I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever since.

Quotes by John Howe

Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun.

Quotes by John Hughes

To have a song work for the movie, it can't just be written apart and shoved in. It's got to come out of the action. It's got to talk about the characters, not the story: it has to augment that...

Quotes by John Hughes

As Tony Blair has made clear, our fundamental challenge is how to make Europe work better.

Quotes by John Hutton

It's not just the war itself. It's what you do after the war and what structure you put in place and how you make that structure work.

Quotes by John Hewson

Many hands make light work.

Quotes by John Heywood

This is a generous country that realizes people want to work hard.

Quotes by John Hickenlooper

When there's work to be done in Colorado, for Colorado, we should look to skilled Coloradans first.

Quotes by John Hickenlooper

I always try and find a place for Guy Pearce. The great thing about him is he's so versatile, and I wouldn't work with an actor that much if it weren't for the fact that he had so much versatility.

Quotes by John Hillcoat

If you can get some of the devil's money to use for the Lord's work, if you have to borrow it, it is all right and carry on the work.

Quotes by John Harvey Kellogg

But sometimes in the midst of worry, anxiety and hard work, it has been pretty hard to bear all these false reports going about the country - to see my friends alienated and being made to believe things that were...

Quotes by John Harvey Kellogg

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.

Quotes by John Harvey Kellogg

Congressional staff members do have a considerable amount of responsibility. But in my experience, the loyalty of the vast majority of staffers to their bosses leads them to be honest brokers of information for the members they work for.

Quotes by John Harwood

I thought that it would be easier to learn that if I worked in motion pictures. So I went to work with one motion picture producer who was developing a color system. This didn't do to me much good. All...

Quotes by John Hench

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.