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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 enjoy working. And, I really enjoy the fact that I get to do what I love and call it work.

Quotes by Deborah Joy Winans

I was at a point where I couldn't find an agent or a manager, and I said, 'Okay, Lord. If this is what you have for me, I need you to work that. I need you to open doors.' I...

Quotes by Deborah Joy Winans

We need to have law enforcement and the African-American community work together for the safety of everybody.

Quotes by Deborah K. Ross

That excites me, working with really excellent people, be it wonderful directors or actors or cinematographers and especially writers. My work life is going to a set and having these great experiences and coming home shifted by them.

Quotes by Deborah Kara Unger

My work since the late '80s specifically questioned what was presented as the 'natural' order of things in the history of post-war-N.Y. painting.

Quotes by Deborah Kass

I have to be a breakfast person. Because of how much and how hard we work out.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

There are some scenes that work beautifully in a moving, sweeping master, which is how I like to work.

Quotes by Debbie Allen

Yes, I was mad at God because of the cancer diagnosis. I thought I should have been protected because of the work I do in the world.

Quotes by Debbie Ford

This business is about working. It's really not about glamour. For me, the most glamorous thing about it is to b able to get on stage and perform my music for people. That's the privilege. And that's what all the...

Quotes by Debbie Gibson

I always work on New Year's Eve, no matter what.

Quotes by Debbie Harry

I get myself a gig somewhere, whether it's in a club, whether it's in a bar, it doesn't matter, and I just work on New Year's Eve because I always feel it's very symbolic for me for the next year,...

Quotes by Debbie Harry

I find working on brands some of the most interesting work you can do.

Quotes by Debbie Millman

It took, like, 30 years for Carrie to be really happy with me. I don't know what the problem ever was. I've had to work at it.

Quotes by Debbie Reynolds

I'm always sad to see a relationship not work, but what happens between two people is not my business.

Quotes by Debbie Reynolds

I would never not work.

Quotes by Debbie Reynolds

We need to build on the success of Social Security by developing bold and innovative ways for Americans to build wealth and save for retirement. I believe we can work together in a bipartisan manner to accomplish these goals.

Quotes by Debbie Stabenow

We want to develop innovative ways to promote savings so more Americans can save for their future, but first we need to reject privatization schemes and work together to strengthen Social Security.

Quotes by Debbie Stabenow

The reality for us in America is that we will never get out of debt with more than 15 million people out of work.

Quotes by Debbie Stabenow

So when folks talk about the deficit and leaving the deficit for our children, we will never get out of debt had this country until people get back to work, until they have good-paying jobs, and in between times, we...

Quotes by Debbie Stabenow

The great privilege it has been to work with some of the most talented people on the face of the earth. My first scene in a movie was with James Cagney, for goodness sakes. There I was, just out of...

Quotes by Dean Jones

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.