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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 still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it's very quick, and it definitely pays my bills.

Quotes by Felicia Day

People don't appreciate that when you're on the Internet, it's a 24/7 job. Even if you're not releasing episodes, your show is living and breathing on the Internet because there's a community around it. Ninety percent of the work is...

Quotes by Felicia Day

As you grow up and get educated in the business, you go from, 'I want to do movies' to 'I want to work. In whatever.'

Quotes by Felicity Huffman

The more you work, the more people can see that you're something different from what's come before.

Quotes by Felicity Jones

A lot of my time is spent watching films and reading scripts. And it can be all-consuming. And it's obviously something I'm fortunate that is both my work and my hobby. It's what I would naturally be doing anyway.

Quotes by Felicity Jones

I love a mask. It's why I've got a thing about good writing. When you're acting, you're going into someone else's work. You're behind his words; it's not you.

Quotes by Felicity Kendal

My father was my trainer, my teacher. He was closer to my sister in the sense that she adored him and he adored her. He was more like my pal. Because of the 13-year gap, I think by the time...

Quotes by Felicity Kendal

I had to work with a psychiatrist.

Quotes by Felix Baumgartner

The press was all over to get a picture of me. It got to the point where they were all over my house, following me to work... Then Tom Brokaw and everybody else was doing stories, 'A star is born.'

Quotes by Fawn Hall

After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact...

Quotes by Fay Godwin

I'm not faithful to one particular medium, and it's what I try to teach to people who work with me.

Quotes by Fay Godwin

Paul Lucas had a particularly amusing accent, so I chuckled. That was terrible; I shouldn't have done that, but he took it too big. He got up and said he couldn't work with people who laughed at him!

Quotes by Fay Wray

Cary Grant was wonderful to work with on stage. He would move downstage, so that as he looked at me the audience had to look at me, too. He knew a lot about the theater and how to move around....

Quotes by Fay Wray

I think the studio gave me that series on purpose, because they knew perfectly well that Robert Riskin was ill and that I needed to go to work. They gave me that series to do.

Quotes by Fay Wray

Work is a salvation. Work is how you connect with who you are, no matter how painful it might be.

Quotes by Faye Dunaway

I'm a loner. I kind of like to be alone and do my work and, you know, be focused on my own things.

Quotes by Faye Dunaway

You can't be ashamed of the work you've done. You make a decision, and then you have to live with the consequences.

Quotes by Faye Dunaway

My grandad was a miner. My father, brother, and uncles all work in industry.

Quotes by Faye Marsay

Being a person who has had plastic surgery and goes to the gym five days a week to work my muscles up so they don't look atrophied as a 60-year-old, I don't disparage people who want to maintain their appearance....

Quotes by Faye Wattleton

I'm pretty demanding with myself and my work, and I always put a lot of pressure on myself. I try to do the best job I can every time.

Quotes by Fede Alvarez

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.