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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.

It's great to get out of the study and work with real living and breathing people.

Quotes by Christopher Hampton

Since my adaptation of Ian McEwan's 'Atonement,' I get sent a lot of novels that people think will work as movies. So every now and then I make a point of sitting down and reading a couple of them.

Quotes by Christopher Hampton

Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I'm talking to people. It doesn't always work, and one shouldn't always try it, but I try and write as if I am...

Quotes by Christopher Hitchens

It's not at all good when your cancer is 'palpable' from the outside. Especially when, as at this stage, they didn't even know where the primary source was. Carcinoma works cunningly from the inside out. Detection and treatment often work...

Quotes by Christopher Hitchens

The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation.

Quotes by Christopher Hitchens

I don't ever take a day 'off.' If I can't work, I won't work.

Quotes by Christopher Jackson

The fight for civil rights did not end when Donald Trump was elected president. We've got work to do.

Quotes by Christopher Jackson

The advice that I can give anyone wanting to be in the biz: do all the work, learn your craft. There are no shortcuts. If you stay with it, you will get an opportunity.

Quotes by Christopher Judge

If you've never been on anything before, they're not going to take a risk and give you a huge job 90 percent of the time. There are exceptions to that. I certainly wasn't an exception to that. I had to...

Quotes by Christine Woods

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

Quotes by Christo

It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.

Quotes by Christo

Our work is a scream of freedom.

Quotes by Christo

People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for thousands of miles, much, much bigger than what we create.

Quotes by Christo

The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get...

Quotes by Christo

Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by what is new. It is our work to convince them that they will enjoy it, and even if they don't, to allow us just for...

Quotes by Christo

I've always been able to work as an actor and support my family and did great jobs, and more often than not, I got to turn down jobs that I didn't really want to do for various reasons or refuse...

Quotes by Christoph Waltz

The thing about 'Spectre' is that it is not the work of hack writers. It does not have a hack director. The actors are not hams.

Quotes by Christoph Waltz

Drawings help people to work out intricate relationships between parts.

Quotes by Christopher Alexander

To work our way towards a shared language once again, we must first learn how to discover patterns which are deep, and capable of generating life.

Quotes by Christopher Alexander

Once you understand this way, you will be able to make your room alive; you will be able to design a house together with your family; a garden for your children; places where you can work; beautiful terraces where you...

Quotes by Christopher Alexander

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.