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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.

Nasser Hussain is brilliant. I am very impressed with him. With no disrespect to the current players, he has had to work with material which is not of the highest quality.

Quotes by David Gower

They have an understanding regime; they work hard and get results, they are a happy team.

Quotes by David Gower

Consensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative synthesis. At the end of it, you come up with something that everyone thinks is okay....

Quotes by David Graeber

When I work on stories, I tend to be pretty obsessive.

Quotes by David Grann

When I work on stories, I tend to lose sight of everything else. I forget to pay bills or to shave. I don't change my clothes as often as I should.

Quotes by David Grann

When Hobby Lobby was created in the early 1970s, I was committed to use profits to help ministry work.

Quotes by David Green

Hobby Lobby has always been a tool for the Lord's work.

Quotes by David Green

As much as I miss the work, I don't miss NBC. I don't miss being there. It was just the wrong atmosphere for me.

Quotes by David Gregory

I don't really think of 'Frontline' as a strictly public affairs series; I think of it as a work of journalism that is constantly reinventing itself.

Quotes by David Fanning

I loved Luke Skywalker and I loved Darth Vader and I loved watching them work it out.

Quotes by David Fincher

It's a bad day when you don't get the work done that you need to get done or you don't get it done to the satisfaction.

Quotes by David Fincher

Mike Brown wanted to hire me to work with LeBron in player development.

Quotes by David Fizdale

Steve Martin is a legendary actor and a wonderful person to work with. He's incredibly well prepared, and funny off the set.

Quotes by David Frankel

I never went to work on a movie set until I was a producer and director.

Quotes by David Frankel

Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none of this is going to work if we don't dramatically improve the efficiency of our cars and trucks.

Quotes by David Friedman

Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox.

Quotes by David Frum

A presidential speech is always the work of many hands.

Quotes by David Frum

I think we all need to believe in hope: that if we have dreams and if we have ambitions and if we have skills and talents - that if you really put your heart into something and you work at...

Quotes by David Furnish

The Device experience was amazing. I enjoyed working with everyone that I was blessed with the opportunity to work with, and you learn so much going outside of your normal world and outside your box, so to speak.

Quotes by David Draiman

I would put down everything in my career to the fact that I cared - about what I do, who I work with, what I make.

Quotes by David Droga

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.