Motivational Quotes

Work

The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the son of his own works.

- Cervantes, Miguel De

Best Quotes about Work

Plaster thick, some will stick.

Proverb

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

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and Jill a wealthy widow.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my ax.

Lincoln, Abraham

I like manual labor. Whenever I've got waterlogged with study, I've taken a spell of it and found it spiritually invigorating.

W. Somerset Maugham

Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work, done to thine own approbation, it shall earn a reward to the senses as well as to the thought.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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

Bible

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

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

10.

You have to do it by yourself, and you can't do it alone.

Rutte, Martin

11.

Work your way up or rust your way out.

Holton

12.

On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.

Holtz, Lou

13.

Even a mosquito doesn't get a pat on the back until he's well into his work.

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The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.

Wilfred A. Peterson

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There is no substitute for hard work.

Edison, Thomas A.

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A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

Dorothy L. Sayers

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

LeMond, Greg

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When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

Paterno, Joe

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Everybody loves some fun, back-breaking manual labor!

Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

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Men have become the tools of their trade.

Thoreau, Henry David

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Life is just a dirty four-letter word: W-O-R-K.

Mcevoy, J. P.

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Members of groups that do not meet regularly together usually do not feel a strong sense of belonging and do not take ownership for the success of the group.

23.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Keller, Helen

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My father taught me to work, but he did not teach me to love it.

Lincoln, Abraham

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The fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

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Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for anymore than they do.

Hubbard, Elbert

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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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The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

Baldwin, James

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Most people show up for work being physically accoutered but mentally disheveled.

Butterworth, Eric

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Keep quiet. Do your work in the world, but inwardly keep quiet. Then all will come to you.

Maharaj, Nisaragada Ha

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

Chrysosatom, St. John

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Industrial man --a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should be the golden age of revolution and mental derangement.

Huxley, Aldous

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Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Ford, Henry

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When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb.

Riley, Pat

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My work is magnified by the fact that the streets of heaven are too crowded with angels -- we know their names, they number a thousand for each red ribbon we wear here tonight. [Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for Philadelphia]

Hanks, Tom

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

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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave whither thou goest. [Ecclesiastes 9:10]

Bible

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When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him:'Whose?'

Don Marquis

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

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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Work is a refuge of people who have nothing better to do.

Wilde, Oscar

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Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Horace

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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

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I don't need to be Tom Cruise. I just need to work forever.

Foster, Jodie

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Good work habits help develop an internal toughness and a self-confident attitude that will sustain you through every adversity and temporary discouragement.

Fleyer, Paul J.

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Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Thomas Carlyle

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The work will stand, no matter what.

Streep, Meryl

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Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

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A man grows most tired while standing still.

Proverb, Chinese

49.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

Carnegie, Andrew

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Even the woodpecker owes its success to the fact that he used his head.