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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 may not be in the weight room as much as some guys, but I get my work done.

Quotes by Cory Lidle

You work on a play or movie, you have the whole script, so you're constructing a performance based on the bible that you have. In TV, you don't, so to actually invest in that and let that be the exciting...

Quotes by Cory Michael Smith

I'll go out, but I leave early, before the shenanigans. I don't really do the Hollywood party thing. I'd rather watch sports or play videogames or work out or sleep, to be totally honest.

Quotes by Cory Monteith

I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.

Quotes by Cory Monteith

I think having worked in a department store setting, if my life had not taken a drastically different turn when I became an actor, there's a very high probability I would have continued to work at the department store.

Quotes by Cory Monteith

I have to take care of myself because if you get sick, you still have to work. I'm not much a party animal, anyway. I lay low.

Quotes by Cote de Pablo

I'd love to see the rushes but it's just not allowed because directors and also a lot of actors feel that if they see their work, and the director likes what they're doing, the actor might try to correct their...

Quotes by Corey Haim

I've gotten to work with some great people. I've been really lucky.

Quotes by Corey Haim

I feel like, with myself, I ruined myself to the point where I wasn't functional enough to work for anybody, even myself. I wasn't working.

Quotes by Corey Haim

It's funny because from the time I was a kid, I knew what I was going to do. What's even funnier is that my dad and my grandfather didn't want me to work at the pawn shop, but I was...

Quotes by Corey Harrison

I wake up at 5:30 in the morning, get to the Pawn Shop at six, work out for two hours, film until seven at night.

Quotes by Corey Harrison

I would work at a 7-Eleven even if I was retired just so I could have something to do every day.

Quotes by Corey Harrison

There are plenty of days when I would love to get in my truck, drive to work, walk behind the pawn counter and just do a regular job.

Quotes by Corey Harrison

I'm a very private guy, so it's an adjustment for me, but a welcomed one, as long as the work remains the focus.

Quotes by Corey Hawkins

Growing up, we never got to see a hero who didn't have superpowers who looked like us, that you could kind of look to and say, 'I could be that guy one day. I could be a patriot. I could...

Quotes by Corey Hawkins

We work so hard on our craft, and once we get out of Duke Ellington, there are not going to be people looking for technique. I worry about that a lot.

Quotes by Corey Hawkins

I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.

Quotes by Corey Hawkins

I work for Donald Trump, and everyone knows that.

Quotes by Corey Lewandowski

I can assure you that during my tenure as his employee, Bob Ney was the hardest working man in Ohio and Washington. I can further assure you the work that he did and the decisions he made were done with...

Quotes by Corey Lewandowski

We need to stop illegal immigration. We need to put people back to work. We need to cut taxes.

Quotes by Corey Lewandowski

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.