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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.

The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.

Quotes by Douglas Alexander

Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him.

Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

I don't want to flee, nor do I want to abandon the battle of these farmers who live without any protection in the forest. They have the sacrosanct right to aspire to a better life on land where they can...

Quotes by Dorothy Stang

I think if you work as an actress and are supposed as a character to be in love with some actor, then to some extent you do have to be in love with him.

Quotes by Dorothy Stratten

It's good to have a manager who shares your interests, or goals. You can presumably trust a husband. I don't know if it's the best way to work. I really shouldn't discuss this.

Quotes by Dorothy Stratten

The prices are ridiculous... I don't see how people can go back and forth to work or to school. How can we afford the gas?

Quotes by Dorothy Thompson

There's really no differentiation between the work I make and the world I live in.

Quotes by Doug Aitken

My office has two buildings that function like the right and left sides of the brain. There's a room where everything is being edited for an upcoming project, but you can pull out of that into a tranquil space to...

Quotes by Doug Aitken

We are all affected by the time we are born into, and of course that feeds into your work. Society is based on storytelling - religious myths, opera, film - and 1968 was always seen as a time of rupture...

Quotes by Doug Aitken

I give a lot of credit to Darrell Bevell and to Tom Cable for their work and their development of the players that they had that was available to them. They did an extraordinary job, and I do think, as...

Quotes by Doug Baldwin

I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard.

Quotes by Doug Baldwin

The crew members for 'The Price Is Right' at night are the same guys who work 'Y&R' during the day. It's even in the same studio. I've been in the place for 15 years. So all the faces at 'The...

Quotes by Doug Davidson

Really, even in this whole Obama initiative, and everything that's going on with the economy, the only way to jump start it is we have to give each other opportunity. That's the only way to make it work.

Quotes by Doug E. Fresh

The trouble is that right now I want to put as much work into football as I can. It's very important for me to get off to a good start. By the same token, I feel a responsibility to handle...

Quotes by Doug Flutie

Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion... the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate.

Quotes by Dorothea Lange

In a show or a movie, one must work with many people. Many women just don't have the time for it.

Quotes by Dorothy Fields

A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself.

Quotes by Dorothy Fields

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.

Quotes by Dorothy Hamill

We've got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it.

Quotes by Dorothy Height

In junior high, I was still writing poems and stories. In college, I was a journalism major. When I got out of college, I went to work for an educational publisher, so I was still writing, developing curriculums.

Quotes by Doreen Cronin

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.