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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 am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government.

Quotes by Ehud Barak

I was educated to think maybe Brazil works, maybe it doesn't. But I decided I am going to make this country work for my children. I am investing all my effort now in making Brazil a great country.

Quotes by Eike Batista

I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the center of that is an awkward place to be.

Quotes by Edwin Catmull

If you dream of something worth doing and then simply go to work on it and don't think anything of personalities, or emotional conflicts, or of money, or of family distractions; it is amazing how quickly you get through those...

Quotes by Edwin Land

Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.

Quotes by Edwin Louis Cole

Every man on the planet should do some physical work: he should help in the bread-labor of mankind. He should also do some of the intellectual work: he should help in the thought-labor of mankind. In a word, every thinker...

Quotes by Edwin Markham

In 'The Heritage Guide to the Constitution,' you find a most remarkable collection of scholarly work. Over a hundred people have contributed to explaining what the Constitution says, what it means, how it has been interpreted over the years, and...

Quotes by Edwin Meese

Translated poetry filled the no-man's-land between my own work and other writers', and I found this fascinating to explore.

Quotes by Edwin Morgan

I always got my work done before playing.

Quotes by Edwin Moses

The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it is the artist that creates a work of art not the medium. It is the artist in photography that gives form to content by a...

Quotes by Edward Steichen

Two points that are very important points to remember and ask: Is it real and does it work?

Quotes by Edward T. Hall

On the whole, the psychological work of the last quarter of the nineteenth century emphasized the study of consciousness to the neglect of the total life of intellect and character.

Quotes by Edward Thorndike

The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws.

Quotes by Edward Tufte

The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now.

Quotes by Edward Tufte

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.

Quotes by Edward Tufte

These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.

Quotes by Edward VIII

At AT&T, I learned an awful lot about people, and how important it is to have the right people in the right jobs. And when I say 'right people,' I'm not talking about their college degree or work history; I'm...

Quotes by Edward Whitacre, Jr.

Find your passion is in life, and do what you can to integrate that into your work life. That's not to say you won't have occasional frustrations in your job - that just goes with the territory - but at...

Quotes by Edward Whitacre, Jr.

But the beauty of Einstein's equations, for example, is just as real to anyone who's experienced it as the beauty of music. We've learned in the 20th century that the equations that work have inner harmony.

Quotes by Edward Witten

Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with the most generality and the greatest simplicity are very elegant and subtle.

Quotes by Edward Witten

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.