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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 think I had come from a consumer world for a long time and America and eyeballs were moving to social media in huge numbers, especially on mobile phones and devices. And when Donald Trump asked me to work on...

Quotes by Brad Parscale

Maybe my job made 0.1% of difference, but Donald Trump did 99.9% of the work, and anyone who tells you different doesn't know Donald Trump.

Quotes by Brad Parscale

I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up...

Quotes by Brad Pitt

I'm not ambitious and I don't need to work for The Man.

Quotes by Brad Rutter

I have met too many people who are looking for work, worrying about their mortgage, uncertain about their health insurance, and doubting that things will get any better anytime soon. Not just concerned about the present, many of us are...

Quotes by Brad Schneider

I will work hard at the federal level to defend our progress on climate change, but we know that forward progress on climate must happen locally.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

I applaud the work of Clean Power Lake County in their leadership to call for Lake County to build a just transition from coal to clean energy, and I'm proud their work will be highlighted on the national stage for...

Quotes by Brad Schneider

We need criminal justice reform. You have heard people talk about that all over the country. I was able to work on that specific issue at home.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

To get Congress working again, I'm dedicated to working with anyone who has an open mind, good ideas, and a willingness to work together.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

While I am willing to compromise on process or on programs, I will not compromise my principles, nor would I expect those I work with to do so.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

I want to work to help all those working a lifetime to be confident they will have a secure and dignified retirement.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

Let's end the political games. Stop the finger pointing and do the work the American people sent us here to do.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

I think Facebook has a lot of work to do to make sure people are seeing meaningful things and not garbage.

Quotes by Brad Stone

Bringing your whole self to work is the mantra for me as I sit in my office and do the work, and it's also the mantra as I look out at the community that I'm trying to brand for Uber.

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

It's very personal to me and doesn't work for everybody, but what I have found in my experience is that when I make pro and con lists, it's usually because I am trying to talk myself out of a good...

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

Obviously, as a marketer, I love to work with brands that aren't static, that have life and personality.

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

Bring your whole self to work because, that way, you can bring full ideas and the wholeness of your unique abilities.

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

I feel really proud of the work I did at Apple Music, and I don't take anything away from it that's negative at all.

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It's meant to be a great time at the theater, but it's also designed to work on more than one level.

Quotes by Brad Bird

But I don't just see the movie when I see the movie, I see all the great people who worked on it and all their hard work, because they could not have worked any harder.

Quotes by Brad Bird

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.