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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 always joke around with my parents and say that if Hollywood doesn't work out I'll go to Broadway!

Quotes by Claudia Lee

When you're writing, you think: How does intimacy happen in the work? You don't know who your reader is, woman, man, child, black person, Asian, who knows?

Quotes by Claudia Rankine

I'm confident without make-up on and I only wear it for work.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

I don't work very hard. I dye myself orange and I read out loud in the months from September to December when 'Strictly' is on.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

Look, I just read out loud for a living. Most of my friends are doctors or lawyers, people I went to university with, they're on the train at 7 A.M. and don't get home until 7 P.M. They work bloody...

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

If our most highly qualified General Staff officers had been told to work out the most nonsensical high level organization for war which they could think of, they could not have produced anything more stupid that that which we have...

Quotes by Claus von Stauffenberg

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.

Quotes by Clay Aiken

I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one...

Quotes by Clarke Peters

It is going to be an experiment of how it works, and I see I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine. But it's a short time. And we also have pushed the envelope here a little...

Quotes by Claude Nicollier

When you look at my father's works, he systematically dated everything. He also wanted to document what he knew would be the work of the century.

Quotes by Claude Picasso

I remember so well my father's complete concentration when he went to the studio. Everything he did, every movement he made, he did with complete concentration. Then, after he had finished work, he would go to the beach or whatever,...

Quotes by Claude Picasso

Hollywood to me is a place to work. Home is Chester County.

Quotes by Claude Rains

It's not so important to me where I work. A lot of good writers and directors and actors come out of Hollywood, so obviously it would be great to work there, but there's some great stuff coming out of Britain,...

Quotes by Clare-Hope Ashitey

I was very surprised when I first started spending time in America. The culture shock was something I wasn't prepared for. I had a lot of work to do to try to begin to understand this enormous and complex country...

Quotes by Clare-Hope Ashitey

I went downtown to the courthouse pretty late at night, and arraignment court was on. You have these prosecutors and public defenders and judges and all of these people who are there on a Friday night at half past 12,...

Quotes by Clare-Hope Ashitey

As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired.

Quotes by Clarence Clemons

Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.

Quotes by Clarence Darrow

Who doesn't want to work in the Premier League?

Quotes by Clarence Seedorf

Humanitarian work is something I've felt from very young, and I'm going to do that for sure.

Quotes by Clarence Seedorf

I have been fortunate to work with many great coaches and also in different countries, and I have taken a bit from all of them - Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian football.

Quotes by Clarence Seedorf

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.