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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'm a better person in a relationship, and I'm a happier person. I need to come home at the end of the day and have it not be about me and my freaking hair and makeup and character motivations anymore....

Quotes by Ginnifer Goodwin

I want to work endlessly and tirelessly until I'm an old, old lady.

Quotes by Ginnifer Goodwin

Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do.

Quotes by Ginnifer Goodwin

I hardly ever work out.

Quotes by Ginnifer Goodwin

Anyone who is passionate about what they do will have a better chance of connecting with future generations than those who simply follow transient trends. At least their work will have a distinctive character, and this is what people respond...

Quotes by Giorgio Armani

To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.

Quotes by Giorgio de Chirico

Disco does work better with black artists or players. They just feel it more.

Quotes by Giorgio Moroder

I had an idea for a technologically advanced luxury watch. I got involved in digital art and neon painting and put on shows of my work.

Quotes by Giorgio Moroder

Even when disco went out, I could still make hits. Once I had so much success, every idea became concentrated. I had so much confidence. I knew how the bass should sound, what rhythms would work. The tempos I knew:...

Quotes by Giorgio Moroder

It is a responsibility we perceive from the entire international community to protect the stability of the single currency as well as the European frame work.

Quotes by Giorgio Napolitano

Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea that they subsequently express with their hands.

Quotes by Giorgio Vasari

The dream of every footballer and why we train and work is to reach the top, and a World Cup is the top.

Quotes by Giovani Dos Santos

I definitely challenge people. But hopefully, I am working harder than anybody else, and so people won't resent the fact that I want them to work hard, as well.

Quotes by Gina McCarthy

From teaching, the NHS and social care, to cleaning and building, the U.K. economy depends heavily on E.U. workers. Under a Canada-style deal for the U.K./E.U., the ability for E.U. workers to live and work freely in the U.K. would...

Quotes by Gina Miller

You cannot be in your 50s and not change your diet. That ministry won't work. You can't keep eating burgers and fries and thinking you're going to look cute and fabulous and trying to squeeze into that little black dress.

Quotes by Gina Neely

A government that doesn't work is in no one's interest.

Quotes by Gina Raimondo

I'll bring colleges and industry together to develop new products in marine science, green technology, and medical devices, and to train our workers to fill those jobs... We need to get Rhode Islanders back to work.

Quotes by Gina Raimondo

There's lots of people driving on the roads who don't have licenses. They're still going to work, still going to school. I want them to get a license and insurance so they're driving safely.

Quotes by Gina Raimondo

We've just got to keep going. More. More work, more action, more results.

Quotes by Gina Raimondo

The evidence is inarguable that Australia is becoming too expensive and too uncompetitive to do export-oriented business. Africans want to work, and its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day. Such statistics make me worry for...

Quotes by Gina Rinehart

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.