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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'd be perfectly happy never to have to answer anything again about how I work with Ethan, or whether we have arguments, or... you know what I mean? I've been answering those questions for 20 years. I suppose it's interesting...

Quotes by Joel Coen

People that have been interested in our work for awhile... those are the last people you want to disappoint.

Quotes by Joel Coen

I'm not a huge Steven Spielberg nerd, but I know about him and I know of his work.

Quotes by Joel Courtney

Whereas 'Avatar' and other movies get shocks out of their three-dimensionality, 'Gatsby' is going to be about inviting the audience into this larger-than-life drama, letting them almost be inside the room rather than looking at it through the window. I...

Quotes by Joel Edgerton

I'm on the list that I thought I'd never be on. I'm not sitting here thinking, 'God, I might get this part' or 'is it too late for me to play Hamlet?' It's really about: who do I get to...

Quotes by Joel Edgerton

Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I think you work hard to establish the rules. And you also have to work even harder to maintain those rules, and within that find excitement...

Quotes by Joel Edgerton

I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me.

Quotes by Joel Edgerton

I have always stuck to my guns about what I want from the work and what interests me. I've never been seduced down the evil path. The path of taking the money.

Quotes by Joel Edgerton

Dieting by portion control doesn't work because one is constantly fighting addictive drives.

Quotes by Joel Fuhrman

I usually have pretty good intuition on projects that I work on.

Quotes by Joel Kinnaman

The best part of success is that it got me past the basic survival level of existence so that I was comfortable. I didn't have to worry about stuff pertaining to survival. Once that was taken care of, I got...

Quotes by Joe Walsh

In my early twenties, I got the basics covered. In retrospect, one of the great things about success is that I never really had to work in a factory full-time. So that's a blessing.

Quotes by Joe Walsh

The attraction in this city is money, from gambling. What you are if you work here is a shill.

Quotes by Joe Williams

Treatment is the way to go. It can work if you have the right model.

Quotes by Joe Williams

I wouldn't presume to know something, but I have lots to learn and that's what I attempt to do through my work.

Quotes by Joe Wright

I was once called a hack, and when you put as much emotion into a piece of work as I do, to be called a hack is really heartbreaking.

Quotes by Joe Wright

I kind of muddled through 'Pride & Prejudice,' but with 'Atonement,' I knew what I was doing. That makes it sound like I had no doubt. I had doubts - I didn't know whether it would work. But I knew...

Quotes by Joe Wright

In order to work for Chrysler, you are required to join the union, in this case UAW. There's no choice - it's a union shop - the employees voted to have it that way, and in America, that's the way...

Quotes by Joe Wurzelbacher

Can a conservative work safely and soundly in a union environment - in a shop filled with union workers, activists, voters and life-long supporters of the Democrat Party? You betcha.

Quotes by Joe Wurzelbacher

I figure I can be artistic, but I work like a blue-collar person, too, and I'm serious about that.

Quotes by Joe R. Lansdale

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.