Motivational Quotes

Work

Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their absence. Private conflicts, quarrels, sentiments, animosities are unavoidable in any human group. It is our duty towards creation to keep these in check in so far as they might deform and wreck the work process.

- Grotowski, Jerzy

Best Quotes about Work

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a work of man.

Mccarthy, Mary

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.

Garfield, James A.

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

Maurois, Andre

No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.

Talmud, The

For a woman to get a rewarding sense of total creation by way of the multiple monotonous chores that are her daily lot would be as irrational as for an assembly line worker to rejoice that he had created an automobile because he tightened a bolt.

Stern, Edith Mendel

Work is the province of cattle.

Parker, Dorothy

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

Rutte, Martin

Working together, ordinary people can perform extraordinary feats. They can push things that come into their hands a little higher up, a little further on towards the heights of excellence.

Work for the fun of it, and the money will arrive some day.

Milsap, Ronnie

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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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

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Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work - I merely inflict myself upon the public.

Robert Morley

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I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Fitzpatrick, Margaret M.

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When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open and love steps forth to heal everything in sight.

Bridge, Michael

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

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

Lombardi, Vince

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The best work never was and never will be done for money.

Ruskin, John

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People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

Ogden Nash

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I love the work; I could sit and look at it for hours.

23.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me; the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart.

Jerome, Jerome K.

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Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice and poverty.

Voltaire

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I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good. That's just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you'd be surprised at how much fun you can have.

Hayes, Woody

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Everybody loves some fun, back-breaking manual labor!

Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

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We have always found that people are most productive in small teams with tight budgets, time lines and the freedom to solve their own problems.

Rollwagen, John

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Work is life, you know, and without it, there's nothing but fear and insecurity.

Lennon, John

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Work is not man's punishment! It is his reward and his strength, his glory and his pleasure.

Sand, George

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Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

Diller, Phyllis

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

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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

Marquis, Don

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The sharp employ the sharp.

Jerrold, Douglas William

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More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the world justifies.

Kipling, Rudyard

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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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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.

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The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic --in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea --known to medical science is work.

Szasz, Thomas

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Doing what you love means dealing with things you don't.

David Shore

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Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.

Voltaire

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

41.

When I was a young man I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. I didn't want to be a failure, so I did ten times more work.

Shaw, George Bernard

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After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had better be life.

Brodsky, Joseph

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

Bible

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Blessed is that man who has found his work.

Hubbard, Elbert

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Lincoln's stepmother probably did not teach him very much, but she kindled his mind and encouraged him. He did the work and put in the hours on his own.

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Hard work is the key to success, so work diligently on any project you undertake. If you truly want to be successful, be prepared to give up your leisure time and work past 5 PM and on weekends. Also, have faith in yourself. If you come up with a new idea that you believe in, don't allow other people to discourage you from pursuing it.

Lazarus, Charles

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After love, the most sacred gift you can give is your labor.

Pennebaker, Don Alan

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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 on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

Johnson, Earvin ''Magic''