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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.

In 1999, I was running my first tech start-up and learning the Unreal Engine, the tool that would define my career as a game developer, when news of Columbine ground all work to a standstill.

Quotes by Brianna Wu

The main lesson I took from Gamergate is that asking the status quo to do the right thing doesn't work.

Quotes by Brianna Wu

It doesn't matter how many women we get into game production. If the only people evaluating the work we do continue to be men, women's voices will never be heard.

Quotes by Brianna Wu

There's a common misconception about running for office. People think it's dreadful, morally compromising work. But I've found the opposite is true. It made a better person and a better feminist. It forced me to take a hard look at...

Quotes by Brianna Wu

To stand up to GamerGate, that's my choice. I can't make that choice for the women I work with.

Quotes by Brianna Wu

My big lesson from Gamergate is asking the men in charge to do the right thing does not work. So we need women, we need people of color in positions of power not just in the game industry but at...

Quotes by Brianna Wu

The truth is, the game industry is a really incredibly difficult place for women to work.

Quotes by Brianna Wu

I work in the tech industry and my husband works in biotech. He's head of IP for a company listed on the NASDAQ. And we have a lot of discussions in tech and biotech about the role of unionization in...

Quotes by Brianna Wu

I'm not one of those people who thinks they simply deserve success. I have the drive to work.

Quotes by Bridget Moynahan

An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict.

Quotes by Bridget Riley

As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of certainty, other things may come into play.

Quotes by Bridget Riley

I work with nature, although in completely new terms.

Quotes by Bridget Riley

I just want to get into the action. And voice-over work is all action.

Quotes by Bridgit Mendler

Just because our work environment is crazy doesn't mean we need to bring the craziness home.

Quotes by Brie Bella

I came from the soccer world, so all I knew was get the ball in that net. And when you're working with WWE, you're pretty much doing stunt work. You have to train and make sure you're safe and you're...

Quotes by Brie Bella

It's easy to hide your body from the chest down if you really want to. But it's not as easy, especially in the summer and spring, to hide your arms. So I think that's something you always have to make...

Quotes by Brie Bella

There was no way I could get pregnant and continue to work in the ring and go on the road.

Quotes by Brie Bella

We were on a competitive traveling soccer team for nine years. Nikki then went on and played two more years in college. We both started getting into modeling and commercial work.

Quotes by Brie Bella

I can't tell you how many times I quit only to realize that when the work has been your life, you don't really have a life without it.

Quotes by Brie Larson

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

Quotes by Brigham Young

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.