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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 used to go to work with Dad on the weekend. We'd drive past an indoor go-kart track every now and then, and we went there a few times. I was never tall enough, so I always left upset. I...

Quotes by Daniel Ricciardo

You want hard workers. You'd be surprised how many people tell me, 'I don't need to work hard. I'm smart.' Really?

Quotes by Daniel Schwartz

The world's a small place, life's short, and so you should only be nice to people. I don't raise my voice at work. I don't have tantrums.

Quotes by Daniel Schwartz

I kind of work on an airplane. The Burger King brand headquarters is in Miami. The Tim's headquarters and our head office is in Toronto. And we have international offices for the brands in Switzerland and Singapore, so I kind...

Quotes by Daniel Schwartz

For the longest time I was afraid I'd have to keep on working at the factories. There was a steel mill and a pottery; if you didn't go to college, you went to work in those places.

Quotes by Daniel Johnston

When work ends, I'd rather just be seen as Daniel - normal.

Quotes by Daniel Kaluuya

I did a play, back in the day, called 'Sucker Punch,' and it meant so much for me. I was 21. And I went, 'I just want to do work like that.' Stuff I believe in. And when I have...

Quotes by Daniel Kaluuya

Sometimes I'll work in America, sometimes I'll work in England. What's important is fulfilment. I just want to tell stories.

Quotes by Daniel Kaluuya

People who work with me say I have a four-step response to new ideas: rejection, reconsideration, acceptance, ownership. I need to listen more patiently.

Quotes by Daniel L. Doctoroff

My time is focused on family and work. I need to find a way to spend more time with my friends - and cycling.

Quotes by Daniel L. Doctoroff

That walk around the block, that fresh air, is going to help you work more quickly and effectively when you get back.

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun.

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

The conscious mind can only pay attention to about four things at once. If you've got these nagging voices in your head telling you to remember to pick up the laundry and call so-and-so, they're competing in your brain for...

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

Many of us feel as though we are overloaded and overwhelmed by all the things that are happening, and we can't stop work for even five minutes or we'll fall behind: the idea that if we don't take breaks, we're...

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

There are people from lots of different fields in my department. In my lab, they come from computer science, education, psychophysics, psychology, music - and we all work together, and it feels very comfortable. All the careers I've had have...

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

Use the environment to remind you of what needs to be done. If you're afraid you'll forget to buy milk on the way home, put an empty milk carton on the seat next to you in the car or in...

Quotes by Daniel Levitin

We will work with everybody for the good of New York.

Quotes by Daniel Libeskind

I can't tell you exactly why my work ethic is the way that it is, but I know that I will always work harder than anyone else I know.

Quotes by Daniel Lubetzky

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - there's no substitute for hard work.

Quotes by Daniel Lubetzky

My father is with me every day. Although he passed away in 2003, he continues to live on inside me and through me - at home and work, on crowded subway cars and busy sidewalks.

Quotes by Daniel Lubetzky

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.