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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.

Guardiola, Zidane, who's doing a great work, Tite, also doing a great job in the national team, Simeone. These are managers I would like to work with some day.

Quotes by Fabinho

I always say that with work and patience, if you believe in your own talent, at the end, things come back; there's no doubt about it.

Quotes by Fabio Quagliarella

A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as...

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

I've never been one who agonizes over my work.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I always think that the creative conversation between director and actor is what leads to good work.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

I turned down plenty of films which proved to be hugely successful. And, of course, I've also had plenty of experiences where everyone thought we were doing brilliant work and it ended up pretty horrific. Same as any actor, really.

Quotes by Ewen Bremner

A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

Quotes by Eyvind Johnson

I think I'm a guy who's going to work and work hard from Day 1, and I think I'm a guy who brings a lot of versatility to the position.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

When we go out there, we have fun, but we get to work, and I think we're at our best when we're having fun. Having fun is key.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

You can't really sit around when you're sore. You've got to get up and work all that lactic acid out.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

You can't win every game, so I've just got to get back to work and get better next week.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

I've worked on my game, and I don't think it has any holes, no weaknesses. I say that with humility because you can always work to get better. But I run inside, I run outside, and I'm just not a...

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

I think I'm a guy who is going to come in and work hard from Day One.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

It just helped going to work every day, knowing that you're going to work with guys that believe in you; you're going to work for guys that believe in you. You want to perform for them.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

I'm going to go out there and do what I do and play football, and everything will work out.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

As an academic, what do you have? You have the quality of your work and the integrity with which you do it.

Quotes by Ezekiel Emanuel

On any given day, my father wasn't likely to return from work before I was asleep for the night. I saw that a man's work was important, that he must pursue it tirelessly, and that it might require certain sacrifices,...

Quotes by Ezekiel Emanuel

My mother saw nothing inconsistent in her traditional desire to look after her husband and children and her radical politics. She began her civil rights work before most people had ever heard the word 'feminism,' and in those early years,...

Quotes by Ezekiel Emanuel

Give it a kick at the right place and it'll work.

Quotes by Ezer Weizman

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.