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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 don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my...

Quotes by Henry Rollins

I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

Long-term career aspirations encompass emotional and intellectual impact of work on society.

Quotes by Henry Samueli

Sure, there were hopes that Constellation's systems could later be adapted to support more ambitious goals. But Apollo had those hopes, too. It didn't work in 1970, and it wasn't going to work in 2020.

Quotes by Henry Spencer

The Apollo programme of the 1960s had some weight problems, too; in particular, the lunar lander needed some fairly drastic weight-reduction work.

Quotes by Henry Spencer

I started with shoes, and with hard work and discipline, the business prospered.

Quotes by Henry Sy

There is no substitute for hard work. There is no such thing as an overnight success or easy money.

Quotes by Henry Sy

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan well, focus, work hard, and be very determined to achieve your goals.

Quotes by Henry Sy

Outwardly, I may look quiet, but deep inside, I'm full of this sense of challenge. I'm always striving to work harder, to improve by learning, to do better and keep dreaming.

Quotes by Henry Sy

I instilled in my children the importance of good values in business: hard work, determination, integrity, and optimism.

Quotes by Henry Sy

I encourage you to have your own dream and work to make it a reality.

Quotes by Henry Sy

This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.

Quotes by Henry Taube

Mike Flanagan wants to work with me again, and I would love to work with him again.

Quotes by Henry Thomas

I figured out that I could think of my childhood dog that had died, and I could bring myself to tears. So I used that poor dead dog for several years until it just didn't work anymore, and I had...

Quotes by Henry Thomas

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

Quotes by Henry Van Dyke

Drug discovery is terribly expensive, just to find out how one drug could or could not work and all its side effects.

Quotes by Henry Markram

I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

Quotes by Henry Martyn

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader...

Quotes by Henry Miller

No matter how vast, how total, the failure of man here on earth, the work of man will be resumed elsewhere. War leaders talk of resuming operations on this front and that, but man's front embraces the whole universe.

Quotes by Henry Miller

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.