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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 start work by spending time in personal Bible study. Because my projects center on a question in my own faith walk, I find Bible study essential. And God gives me scriptures daily that speak to the question with which...

Quotes by Francine Rivers

Like everyone else, there are days when I don't want to go to work. However, writing is a job like anything else.

Quotes by Francine Rivers

We should so work as if we were to be saved by our works; and so rely on Jesus Christ, as if we did no works.

Quotes by Francis Asbury

Scientists must venture outside their comfort zones to show the public how cool - and how important - their work really is.

Quotes by Francis Collins

I'm going for the big moments - I want the big moments. I just tell myself, 'Remember the work you did, the things you went through. And keep going.'

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

Obviously, maturity helps, knowing that you definitely have to make every day a good day. If not, somebody else is out there putting in the work.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

It really shaped me as a person going to DeMatha. Anyone that plays athletics or does music or does whatever, it teaches them to work to the best of their abilities.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

It's not like everything was given to me. I had to really work hard for it and earn it.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

I mean, sometimes you have to go to work.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

I think my serve and trying to come forward a little more are what I need to work on.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

The thing is, everybody wants to be famous. Everybody wants to be successful. Everybody wants to be that dude, but not everybody wants to do the work for it. And I think that's probably one of the reasons why there's...

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here.

Quotes by Francesca Annis

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.

Quotes by Francesca Annis

In films people basically work for the camera, you know, and that's why actors can hate each other and not be speaking to each other and still look as if they're in love because really they're loving the camera loving...

Quotes by Francesca Annis

Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.

Quotes by Francesca Annis

When I met Dante I didn't work in the movies, but I enjoyed so much the movies. I worked in interior design and when I met Dante, we tried to do something together.

Quotes by Francesca Lo Schiavo

Few revolutions succeed, and when they do, you often discover they did not gain what you hoped for, and you condemn yourself to perpetual fear, as the parties you defeated may always regain power and work for your ruin.

Quotes by Francesco Guicciardini

My undergrad degree was in graphic design, and I don't work in that anymore, but I obviously do a lot of design and editing and Photoshopping, and the Adobe Creative Cloud is essential!

Quotes by Franchesca Ramsey

No human can design a good enzyme, yet we are surrounded by them after 3.5 billion years of work by evolution.

Quotes by Frances Arnold

I'm very lucky because my eyes work with almost any hair color. Thanks for the genetics, parents.

Quotes by Frances Bean Cobain

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.