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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.

In the area of field apps, Collector for ArcGIS is great, but where do you go? There's a navigator app. And then what do you do when you get there? There's a workforce app. So all of these apps work...

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

Because we're in a small town and somewhat isolated from the fast lane of high tech, we've been able to grow and concentrate on our work instead of being distracted by the competition and getting caught up in the soap...

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

Possibly I am difficult to live with, but I don't bring my work home much. I'm either busy or not busy. And I don't work from home. I have an office here which has a white wall. No view. I...

Quotes by Jack Dee

Twitter has been my life's work in many senses. It started with a fascination with cities and how they work, and what's going on in them right now.

Quotes by Jack Dorsey

I think when you're dealing with very tenuous scenes and difficult and heavy subject matter, it's important to be close intimately with your cast as friends, and be able to diffuse a lot of that tension and trust each other...

Quotes by Jack Falahee

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work.

Quotes by J. William Fulbright

Look, when I was working on a project at school, I had the urge to do that well. And if I'm fixing something up at home or whatever, making something, I want to do that well too. If I'm hanging...

Quotes by Jaap Stam

I'm sure I can work the Premier League, maybe my style of play is better suited to the Premier League than in the Championship.

Quotes by Jaap Stam

I am not the first woman to multi-task. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby - there are many women who have done this before.

Quotes by Jacinda Ardern

We will work hard to ensure New Zealand is once again a world leader, a country we can all be proud of. We said we could do this; we will do this.

Quotes by Jacinda Ardern

Living in different cultures helped me work out who I was going to be, separate from where I came from.

Quotes by Jacinda Barrett

I think it's nice to do work that is vaguely compromising to your health because it means you really care about it.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

When I work with other people, I don't have to do that - it's because I love to do it and I want to do it.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

With art and the work you do, it has to be constantly dictated by what you're feeling and where you want to go with it.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

Quotes by J. Paul Getty

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

Quotes by J. Paul Getty

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

Quotes by J. Paul Getty

My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

Quotes by J. Paul Getty

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.