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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.

Your ally today could be your adversary tomorrow and your ally the next day. Work hard, be polite, be respectful, and don't take it personally.

Quotes by Joe Kennedy III

I need family support close because when you go to work, they are long days and it can get lonely.

Quotes by Joe Lando

When you work with somebody you have chemistry with, it's easy and it's fun. You hardly call it work.

Quotes by Joe Lando

What was unique about me being in City Hall during the Giuliani Administration, I was the only one who wasn't an attorney. I may have been the only one who didn't work in a prosecutor's office. So I took a...

Quotes by Joe Lhota

There's shorthand that happens when you work with someone you know where you can almost finish each other's sentences. There's just a certain back and forth that becomes much easier with someone you've worked with for so long.

Quotes by Joe Lo Truglio

Not everybody has to work on the big problems, but if nobody does, they don't get solved.

Quotes by Joe Lonsdale

Our family is very, very competitive. But it's a fun and inspiring sort of competitive. It makes you proud of what you do and makes you want to work hard and do all your homework so you can win.

Quotes by Joe Lonsdale

Basically, I think society functions thanks to how certain key industries work - government, finance, healthcare, education, energy. Pretty much all of these have a huge impact on everything else.

Quotes by Joe Lonsdale

I think I was really lucky to work as a little kid at PayPal, grew up in the Valley as a coder.

Quotes by Joe Lonsdale

We did great things when we were in Congress, and I want to continue work on the issues that matter to South Florida, because we deserve better.

Quotes by Joe Garcia

I've experienced firsthand the disconnect between furniture, their environments, and the way people work.

Quotes by Joe Gebbia

I think Pixar's done an amazing job integrating art and science. They really get this idea that art and engineering work side by side.

Quotes by Joe Gebbia

I was the only actor in my family. I wasn't given a lot of advice; I had to work it out.

Quotes by Joe Gilgun

I was never a comic-book fan, but I loved cartoons. I don't enjoy reading: for me, it's hard work.

Quotes by Joe Gilgun

They came from all over the world to work out at Gold's Gym.

Quotes by Joe Gold

I came to the Steelers after four years of high school and four years of college, and now I look on my stay here as 13 years of postgraduate work; I think I'm ready for the world.

Quotes by Joe Greene

Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, which would provide training and assistance to unemployed veterans, and break down bureaucratic barriers preventing them from finding work. It's smart legislation that members of both parties...

Quotes by Joe Heck

Speed eventually neared its peak. The records forced me to work ever harder to drop a less and less time. These time trials came to feel like races, which are fun to run sporadically but not daily.

Quotes by Joe Henderson

Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die.

Quotes by Joe Hill

A lot of filmmakers from my generation were lucky enough to have their work more or less perpetuated by people who saw them originally on TV and on HBO and certainly on home video.

Quotes by Joe Dante

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.