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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 not sure whether a person can really gauge the quality of his work by the enemies he's made, but if I somehow upset Hamas and the Taliban and Henry Waxman, I must have done something right.

Quotes by Erik Prince

We have kind of turned our back on the fact that hard work, sacrifice, risk-taking, innovation, is what made America great.

Quotes by Erik Prince

Blackwater's work with the CIA began when we provided specialized instructors and facilities that the Agency lacked. In the years that followed, the company became a virtual extension of the CIA because we were asked time and again to carry...

Quotes by Erik Prince

Best results are often achieved well before you need a job, by consistently networking so that when you find yourself job-hunting you have a large network to work with.

Quotes by Erik Qualman

An actor is like a piece of clay: you just keep moulding me. Even people who work with you every day want to put you in a little box.

Quotes by Erika Eleniak

I think it's a mother's dream come true to see it work out that way. Not just the mother, but certainly parents, to know that their children have a very solid moral foundation and religious foundation.

Quotes by Erika Slezak

I've obviously made a very nice amount of money. I have a very nice lifestyle. I get to do what I love. Very few actors get to do that, and even fewer are lucky enough to work steadily for 24...

Quotes by Erika Slezak

My husband gave up all his work to stay at home with the kids, and we split all the duties at home. I do all the boring stuff - like pay the bills, and he does all the exercising for...

Quotes by Erika Slezak

To be honest with you, the dramatic side is more fun to play because I don't get to do it as often as I get to do the comedy stuff. Most of my work in this business has been comedy,...

Quotes by Erica Ash

After having acted in films down south, I always wanted to work on the small screen but couldn't say yes to everything that was being offered to me.

Quotes by Erica Fernandes

I enjoy my work, and I take what appeals to me.

Quotes by Erica Fernandes

Men and women, women and men. It will never work.

Quotes by Erica Jong

As a past president of the Writers Guild, I think women shouldn't write for free. Maybe you have to do it for a time, to make a reputation, but I think the idea of giving your work away is the...

Quotes by Erica Jong

I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work two jobs to survive.

Quotes by Erica Jong

Sexism kind of predisposes us to see men's work as more important than women's, and it is a problem, I guess, as writers, we have to change.

Quotes by Erica Jong

Not all of our work is dark, but when we are working on a dark project, we really tend to go there.

Quotes by Erich Hoeber

I could not work with a girl who did not have a spiritual quality.

Quotes by Erich von Stroheim

When I first started doing work on how the Internet is affecting commerce, like a lot of people, I was really excited by this nearly perfect market.

Quotes by Erik Brynjolfsson

The kind of job where you come in and work 9 to 5, and where someone tells you what to do all day is becoming scarcer and scarcer.

Quotes by Erik Brynjolfsson

I believe in the promise of America, which is if you work hard, you do better for yourselves, and you dream bigger for kids.

Quotes by Eric Swalwell

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.