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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.

There's always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If 'Pi' didn't work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don't think I would have gotten another shot at it. If 'Requiem for...

Quotes by Darren Aronofsky

Conception, my boy, fundamental brain work, is what makes all the difference in art.

Quotes by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be.

Quotes by Daphne Guinness

If I eat, I can't work. I'll eat when I'm dead.

Quotes by Daphne Guinness

I wanted to explore the kinds of hope and doubt, faith and disappointment, that shape the next generation, whether consciously or not. I suppose, in all of my work, I'm always going back in time.

Quotes by Dara Horn

Kerry Washington is the most fun: she cracks me up! Everyone talks about how drop-dead gorgeous, smart, and fashionable she is, and she is all of that, but I must add she's the hugest goofball. She has the best sense...

Quotes by Darby Stanchfield

This perception that we can be stars without any work and just appear is rubbish.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

For me, it's not about price tags. It's about your individual qualities, how hard you work and it's important to make full use of the opportunities when they come.

Quotes by Danny Ings

I base my game on work-rate and determination, that's what has helped me work up the leagues in previous years.

Quotes by Danny Ings

To work with Brendan Rodgers and the players at Liverpool is an unbelievable dream come true for me, really.

Quotes by Danny Ings

The way to reduce the deficit is to create jobs and work opportunities so that people will have money with which to pay taxes.

Quotes by Danny K. Davis

I wasn't born a fool. It took work to get this way.

Quotes by Danny Kaye

I'm blessed to come from a family with five brothers. We're all physical and athletic and like to work out, like to be outside, like to throw the ball around. We spent our entire childhoods on some kind of corner...

Quotes by Danny Pino

I am excited to be doing 'SVU' - I think there's a lot of inherent drama and a lot of inherent conflict in procedural shows. I have a lot of respect for police officers and the work that they do....

Quotes by Danny Pino

I ran track in high school. I was a fragile young man, personally and physically. I tried football. That didn't work out; I broke my collarbone. But I always loved running.

Quotes by Danny Pudi

My goal isn't so much genre, or fact-based or not fact-based. I just want to work on projects that I think could be great.

Quotes by Danny Strong

I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself.

Quotes by Danny Strong

A man came up to me at a party and asked if I wanted to be in his video game. I of course said yes. And then it turned out it was 'Assassin's Creed', so that was great. They let...

Quotes by Danny Wallace

I think pugs are actually the perfect dog for YouTubers, just because they're lapdogs. YouTubers spend a lot of time at home, and they're perfect companion dogs. When you need to work, they don't mind. They love sleeping!

Quotes by DanTDM

It's very important for me to be in Russia and continue working with Russian filmmakers because I am a Russian actor, and I am very thankful for having the chance to work with very talented people here in Russia.

Quotes by Danila Kozlovsky

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.