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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.

As a content creator, all you can do is do your best work and then hope that it resonates somehow with an audience.

Quotes by Jed Mercurio

In baseball you have individual responsibility, and if you fail it, you get an error. But at the same time, your focus is on the common goal of the team to win. This is part of what resonates with people...

Quotes by Jed S. Rakoff

I really appreciate her passion for work, which has not waned over the years. Ekta works as if it is the first day of her struggle.

Quotes by Jeetendra

To become a hero is simple but to direct a film is far more challenging work.

Quotes by Jeetendra

As a child I liked to watch movies. As a young man I wanted to work in films.

Quotes by Jeetendra

My parents have always told me to work hard. My father was a friend, a very good friend, but when he needed to be a father, he was.

Quotes by Jeev Milkha Singh

A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.

Quotes by Jef Raskin

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

Quotes by Jef Raskin

No one forces me, or any other writer, to sell a film option on the books. If you don't want to run the risk that the filmmakers may adapt your work in a way you don't like, then you don't...

Quotes by Jeff Abbott

When it is time to get to work, I go away completely and don't do anything except the work. And that can be 16 hours a day.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when all contemporary interest in that work is extinct.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

Here's my take: People watch sports to get away from day-to-day stresses, work, illness, financial worries. We don't need to be reminded of political divisions.

Quotes by Jeanine Pirro

There's no telling how many guns we have in America - and when one gets used in a crime, no way for the cops to connect it to its owner. The only place the police can turn for help is...

Quotes by Jeanne Marie Laskas

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

I gradually work myself into a frenzy as the shoot approaches, while we're choosing the costumes or working with the make-up artist. I'm not so much interested in my character as the film itself.

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

I like kids' work more than work by real artists any day.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Charles Saatchi has never liked my work at all.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Governments can help support European music by promoting public awareness that when people take music that doesn't belong to them, they undermine the future of those very artists whose work they enjoy.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

In a lifetime, you can say, yes, you have instances of pleasure, of happiness, you like some of your work, but your work is the entire story, and if you are not satisfied with a few moments of a few...

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best.

Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

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.