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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 really excited by this opportunity to continue helping develop and work with some of the great young players we have coming through in the first-team environment and to work alongside Unai and his coaching team to help Arsenal win...

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

Everyone that works knows that work is hard sometimes.

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

I've always been interested in clothes and shopping, and I have a few friends who work in fashion.

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

If my dramatic career doesn't work out, I will go on to research and find cures for Alzheimer's or Parkinson's and other motor neuron diseases. It's a very exciting field of research. But I'd like to continue in drama, so...

Quotes by Freddie Stroma

The moment you've brought a toothbrush to work, then you're getting into crunch time.

Quotes by Freddie Wong

I have to credit high school for allowing us to mess around with movie stuff at a time when it was a novelty. Experimenting with that and having a very good group of friends to work with made it a...

Quotes by Freddie Wong

We've always wanted to control the video player for our videos. We really want to evolve how comments on videos work.

Quotes by Freddie Wong

We always said that directors work their whole lives to get final cut on a movie. We have that. So why would you want to run away from what every other director is sprinting toward their entire careers?

Quotes by Freddie Wong

I started out as a writer of fiction, but nobody wanted to publish my work as a young man. So I decided to put my interest in the narrative writing of biographies.

Quotes by Fred Kaplan

Basic research is to work at the very edge, the very border of, of knowledge, and move that border forward. You look and look for new secrets, and you don't know where it's going to lead you.

Quotes by Fred Kavli

That was it - I lost my job... I was very discouraged. I wanted to be in defense work... I'm an American, and I have nothin' to do with Japan, and so it's sort of an insult to me.

Quotes by Fred Korematsu

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

Quotes by Fred L. Turner

You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on.

Quotes by Fred L. Turner

Work hard, use your common sense and don't be afraid to trust your instincts.

Quotes by Fred L. Turner

McEnroe has got to sit down and work out where he stands.

Quotes by Fred Perry

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.

Quotes by Fred Rogers

I don't know why a computer game can't be an art form just as a puppet show or an opera is. I'm still interested in computer games as something I would like to work on someday.

Quotes by Fred Saberhagen

More immediately, I'm currently working on another Dracula in which there will be connections with ancient Egypt. That's about as far as I want to go in commenting on current work.

Quotes by Fred Saberhagen

I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me.

Quotes by Fred Savage

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.