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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.

To do stories that I love, scripts that I love, and work with people who are passionate about them and passionate about projects - whether that's on stage or television or film, that's the kind of environment I want to...

Quotes by Colin Morgan

I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway.

Quotes by Colin Quinn

I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.

Quotes by Colin Quinn

All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work.

Quotes by Colin R. Davis

Whereas in the past optimism had been regarded as rather shallow - because 'oh well, it's just your temperament, you happen to be just a cheerful sort of person' - what I wanted to do was to establish that in...

Quotes by Colin Wilson

If you asked me what is the basis of all my work, it's the feeling there's something basically wrong with human beings.

Quotes by Colin Wilson

Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie.

Quotes by Colleen Atwood

I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.

Quotes by Colleen Atwood

I travel a lot for work and have people waiting outside my hotel or call my room constantly or show up at whatever restaurant I'm eating at because I Snapchatted. It is a little terrifying.

Quotes by Colleen Ballinger

I'm always so terrified that tomorrow no one will watch me anymore or care anymore. Every day, I say that I can't believe this is happening. It's so crazy. Because of that, it makes me work so hard every single...

Quotes by Colleen Ballinger

As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.

Quotes by Colleen Hanabusa

Comedy is so fun. I don't know how these people can make movies and work on them for four months and they're these sob stories. I don't know how emotionally you get through that.

Quotes by Colleen Haskell

This is a job and Survivor is a game show. So, this is something to take seriously and work really hard at.

Quotes by Colleen Haskell

I like how my body feels when I'm in shape; I love how it feels after I work out each day. Fitting in the clothes I like to wear comfortably and living a healthy lifestyle is important to me.

Quotes by Colbie Caillat

I've really taken a lot of time to work on my Karate, worked on my kickboxing, and Muay Thai.

Quotes by Colby Covington

My belief is that if I can achieve that level of entertainment by making the audience happy or sad or angry, then I have succeeded as an actor and have done my job. The profits and the fame as an...

Quotes by Cole Hauser

I grew up watching Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, Robert de Niro, and Al Pacino and even Robert Duvall and was impressed by their caliber of work.

Quotes by Cole Hauser

Twins work really well in the industry because child labor laws dictate a baby, as an example, can only work for, like, an hour a day.

Quotes by Cole Sprouse

I couldn't continue to live in a bubble and hope to be an empathic actor. It doesn't work.

Quotes by Cole Sprouse

Did Google need to make robot cars in order to make Streetview work? Absolutely not. It's the equivalent of saying you need a walking robot in order to push an upright vacuum cleaner. It's gratuitous robotics!

Quotes by Colin Angle

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.