Motivational Quotes

Work

In every one of those little stucco boxes there's some poor bastard who's never free except when he's fast asleep and dreaming that he's got the boss down the bottom of a well and is bunging lumps of coal at him.

- Orwell, George

Best Quotes about Work

Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.

Riley, Pat

White man builds big fire, stands back. Indian builds little fire, huddles close

He worked like hell in the country so he could live in the city, where he worked like hell so he could live in the country.

Marquis, Don

When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion.

Riley, Pat

Orwell, George

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

LeMond, Greg

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few engage in it.

Ford, Henry

Thunder is impressive, but it is lightning that does the work.

Twain, Mark

By the work one knows the workmen.

Jean De La Fontaine

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When he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself.

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We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want.

Baruch, Bernard M.

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I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.

Thatcher, Margaret

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Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead.

Chrysosatom, St. John

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The work will stand, no matter what.

Streep, Meryl

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The time spent in trying to impress others could be spent in doing the things by which others would be impressed.

Romer, Frank

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I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes -- and six months later you have to start all over again.

Rivers, Joan

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A champion of the working man has never yet been known to die of overwork.

Frost, Robert

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The sharp employ the sharp.

Jerrold, Douglas William

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Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

Monson, Thomas S.

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You can't rest on your laurels. Your own body of work is yet to come.

Barack Obama

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The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods.

Maxine Hong Kingston

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Getting fired is nature's way to telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.

Hal Lancaster

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Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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No bees, no honey; no work, no money.

Proverb

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As American productivity, once the exuberant engine of national wealth, has dipped to an embarrassingly uncompetitive low, Americans have shaken their heads: the country's old work ethic is dead.

Morrow, Lance

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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

Hepburn, Katharine

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The suburban housewife -- she was the dream image of the young American women and the envy, it was said, of women all over the world. The American housewife -- freed by science and labor-saving appliances from the drudgery, the dangers of childbirth, and the illnesses of her grandmother had found true feminine fulfillment.

Friedan, Betty

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Whoever does not love his work cannot hope that it will please others.

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A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service.

Ogilvy, David

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Clearly no group can as an entity create ideas.Only individuals can do this.A group of individuals may, however, stimulate one another in the creation of ideas.

Green, Estill I.

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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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Love conquers all, but if love doesn't do it, try hard work

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In the sweat of thy brow shall you eat your bread.

Bible

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We must hold a man amenable to reason for the choice of his daily craft or profession. It is not an excuse any longer for his deeds that they are the custom of his trade. What business has he with an evil trade?

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.

Oakley, Ann

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No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a person can overcome anything.

Dodge, B.

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Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats. Yogi said, Those guys make a pair.

Berra, Yogi

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Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually entail. It was the ultimate "flextime," in that it depended on how flexible we felt each day, given deadlines, distractions, and workaholic crescendos.

Diane Ackerman

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The fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

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It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. It may always have to be hard, or at least harder than doing nothing at all. But there is ample evidence that work can be enjoyable, and that indeed, it is often the most enjoyable part of life.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness.

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich

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The world is moved along not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.

Keller, Helen

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Every day's a perfect gift of time for us to use. Hours waiting to be filled in any way we choose. Each morning brings a quiet hope that rises with the sun. Each evening brings the sweet content that comes with work well done.

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A man grows most tired while standing still.

Proverb, Chinese

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Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

Sam Ewing

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Where the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor.

Mcluhan, Marshall

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In an earthquake, the most dangerous place to be is in a tall building that is not flexible. Yet, one of the safest places is a tall building that has been stressed for earthquakes -- - in other words, one that has a deep foundation and is flexible. So, too, over the coming years, large organizations that remain rigid will crumble and fall, while those that succeed in adding flexibility, teamwork and creativity to their cultures will thrive.

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There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in --that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.

Mother Teresa