Motivational Quotes

Work

Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.

- Larry Page

Best Quotes about Work

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.

Allen, James

It's easy to get the players; it's getting them to play together that's the tough part

Stengel, Casey

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

Kipling, Rudyard

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

Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.

Elbert Hubbard

The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.

Proverb, American

I believe that good things come to those who work.

Chamberlain, Wilt

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

Rutte, Martin

Work is necessary for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Picasso, Pablo

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...in order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work.

John Ruskin

11.

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

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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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

13.

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

14.

It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.

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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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When work is a pleasure, life is joy.! When work is a duty, life is slavery.

Gorky, Maxim

17.

Pennies do not come from heaven -- they have to be earned here on earth.

Thatcher, Margaret

18.

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

Twain, Mark

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At daybreak, when loath to rise, have this thought in thy mind: I am rising for a man's work.

Syrus, Publilius

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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

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No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes.

Kollwitz, KaThe

22.

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.

Angelou, Maya

23.

Of all pleasures the fruit of labor is the sweetest.

Vauvenargues, Marquis De

24.

The work praises the man.

Proverb, Irish

25.

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.

Butler, Samuel

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I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

Landry, Tom

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The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.

Hubbard, Elbert

28.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Fitzpatrick, Margaret M.

29.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

30.

It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.

Bette Davis

31.

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

32.

Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.

Herold, Don

33.

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

Lincoln, Abraham

34.

The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original.They are rarely useful.The process, however, seems to make uncreative people feel that they are making innovative contributions and that others are listening to them.

Block, A Harvey

35.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

Gretzky, Wayne

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

Wilde, Oscar

37.

Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else.

Ashford, Evelyn

38.

There is no excellence without labor, in the furnace, God may try you, thus to bring thee forth more bright.

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Work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else.

Prince, Ray

40.

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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In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticize after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic.

Marx, Karl

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Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.

43.

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

Milsap, Ronnie

44.

My father always told me, Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.

Fox, Jim

45.

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

Ford, Henry

46.

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.

47.

Light is the task where many share the toil.

Homer

48.

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.

49.

A man grows most tired while standing still.

Proverb, Chinese

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

Paterno, Joe