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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.

You can't read to yourself. It's your inner ear that hears a poem. If you hear a poet read his own work, it becomes very exciting. The melody is a great part of it.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

People are proud to be from Baltimore. In any industry you work in, you need support to survive. And this city has that support for anyone who was born here or lived here. And it also gives you the feeling,...

Quotes by Derek Waters

Anyone familiar with my work knows I'm no sappy sentimentalist.

Quotes by Derf

Growing up, Paul Newman seemed like the ultimate manly actor. And then, I got to work with him and we became friends, so that was nice.

Quotes by Dermot Mulroney

Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.

Quotes by Dermot Mulroney

The stuff that I do and enjoy is normally quite similar to a lot of the stuff that psychics and spiritualists would enjoy themselves. I just have a different approach to wanting to find out how things really work, or...

Quotes by Derren Brown

I had no sense of 'Gotta work hard to be famous.' Never have done, and still don't.

Quotes by Derren Brown

My grandmother, who picked cotton, and my mom, who picked cotton as a child - my grandmother had a work ethic. She had 13 children that she had to raise and ended up for a time moving into the projects,...

Quotes by Derrick Grayson

You control your own destiny. You go out there and work hard and show people that you come to work and earn your respect. All you can control is how you go out there and perform every day.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

Man, you can have all of the talent in the world, but the hard work overrules that.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

When you work hard, it's definitely going to show. That's why with any athlete, we have struggles, and we have adversity, but as long as you work hard and keep your head down, you will always prevail.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

From my coaches we've learned that you need to have a different work ethic to be different.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

Always be about business and come prepared to work and work hard.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

You work hard, you'll be rewarded.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I'm going to push and work hard every day.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I feel like hard work pushes you over the limit and makes you who you are.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I gotta work on my overall game.

Quotes by Derrick Lewis

You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don't feel like you're ready, you let your coach know 'hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.'

Quotes by Derrick Lewis

I want to thank my mom, Brenda Rose. My heart, the reason I play the way I play, just everything. Just knowing the days I don't feel right, going to practice, having a hard time, I think about her when...

Quotes by Derrick Rose

This is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting - the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait.

Quotes by Deontay Wilder

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.