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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.

We work because it's a chain reaction, each subject leads to the next.

Quotes by Charles Eames

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.

Quotes by Charles Erwin Wilson

I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.

Quotes by Charles Evans Hughes

I have a routine to work on my vocals. I always get some honey and some extra virgin olive oil to coat my throat, and I go to bed.

Quotes by Charles Bradley

Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.

Quotes by Charles Bronfman

I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.

Quotes by Charles Colson

I'm fascinated by the journey that an intelligent and an ambitious woman makes in the professional world in contrast to the journey that a man of similar ambition, of similar intelligence makes. What sort of concessions does a woman have...

Quotes by Charles Cumming

When you get to a certain age, the work begins to thin out.

Quotes by Charles Dance

I like to be busy. I once shared an agent with the late Sir John Gielgud, who, at 96, was apparently still ringing up, saying, 'Hello, Gielgud here, any work?' Good on him. We've got to keep working. If we...

Quotes by Charles Dance

What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!

Quotes by Charles Darwin

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

My daughter is a good, caring, compassionate person. To me that's the true meaning of success, even though the marriages didn't work out. My success with my daughter is all that matters.

Quotes by Charlene Tilton

I haven't really focused so much on getting acting work.

Quotes by Charlene Tilton

A man's work and the conditions under which it is performed are tremendous factors in determining his character.

Quotes by Charles A. Beard

It would indeed be a sad misfortune if man were released from the necessity of work and struggle, for it is a well-known fact that organs which do not function atrophy; and according to the old saying, 'Idleness is the...

Quotes by Charles A. Beard

When thousands of men and women work full time but need food stamps to put food on their tables, when they can't get health benefits, when they can't get paid sick days, then we must do whatever we can to...

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

It's morally wrong, and economically self-defeating, that so much wealth flows upwards towards the richest of Americans, while millions work full time but still can't provide for their families.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

Since coming to Congress in 1971, I have been fighting to help create an environment where the goals of the National Work and the Family Month can become a reality.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

No American should live in fear of going to work or sending their kids to school. Let's end the fear. Let's enforce existing gun laws.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

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.