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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.

Simply, if you're working with good material, then it's right there, and you don't have to try so hard as an actor; you don't have to do so much. Just let the material sit inside you and let it come...

Quotes by Dule Hill

Don Cheadle is up there for me. I've met him; he's a cool little dude. I admire his work.

Quotes by Dule Hill

When you just coast through work and don't feel inspired, I feel you are lying to yourself.

Quotes by Dulquer Salmaan

Fences work and the walls work and separations work. They afford to any nation the delay of entry.

Quotes by Duncan Hunter

I love my work, but I don't like being in the spotlight. I was never going to be an actor, that's for sure.

Quotes by Duncan Jones

I think my sensibilities about storytelling and character just automatically come into play when I'm trying to work on any kind of narrative. For me, it doesn't really matter what the source of the narrative is. I will be looking...

Quotes by Duncan Jones

I have to work with the team at Blizzard and the producers on the film and convince them that, as a fan, I have a unique and hopefully entertaining way of taking people through the first contact story, which is...

Quotes by Duncan Jones

My dad and I used to shoot little one-stop animations on an old 8mm film camera when I was no more than 7 or 8, and when he was away at work, I would keep shooting nonsensical, short animated films...

Quotes by Duncan Jones

The feeling that makes 'Warcraft' work as a game is that feeling that heroism can come out of anything or anyone.

Quotes by Duncan Jones

Even before 'Moon,' I did a short film called 'Whistle,' and it had a lot of the things that I thought I would need to be able to do on a feature film: I shot on location, there was special...

Quotes by Duncan Jones

I'm a health nut who likes to work out every day, but I am powerless when it comes to Yorkshire pudding, pizza and ice cream.

Quotes by Drew Scott

I have a responsibility to the people who work for me, the manufacturers I work with. There is no point to clothes that don't sell.

Quotes by Dries van Noten

For me, a show is an event - something we work toward that focuses an idea.

Quotes by Dries van Noten

I'm the benefactor of people who are doing so much hard work championing women composers.

Quotes by Du Yun

I'd love to work with Drake; I'd love to work with Frank Ocean, Jay Z, and Kanye. The list is endless.

Quotes by Dua Lipa

There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.

Quotes by Duane G. Carey

And, all these things need to be coordinated; so we all need to work together, have timers going and everything so we're all coordinated and get this piece of orchestration done.

Quotes by Duane G. Carey

And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it.

Quotes by Duane G. Carey

My work is about my life as an event, and I find myself to be very temporal, transient.

Quotes by Duane Michals

I've done a lot of commercial work. I'm the complete photographer.

Quotes by Duane Michals

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.