Motivational Quotes

Work

Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to do anyhow, even if he did not need the money.

- William Lyon Phelps

Best Quotes about Work

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

Maharaj, Nisaragada Ha

Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get Up in the morning and does not stop until you get to the office.

Frost, Robert

A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the further of the two.

Herbert, George

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

Syrus, Publilius

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.

Keller, Helen

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

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

Coolidge, Calvin

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

Proverb, American

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

Allen, James

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The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works doesn't mean it is desirable. Concentration camps work, if your purpose is to enslave people. Stealing works, if all you care about is money. Lying works, if you don't give a damn about your personal integrity. Literally anything, no matter how monstrously immoral will work, depending on your desires and how you define the term work,

Leon, Sy

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Work is not a curse, but drudgery is!

Beecher, Henry Ward

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The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

Salk, Dr. Jonas

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

Cervantes, Miguel De

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There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

Riley, Pat

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

Pennebaker, Don Alan

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Clearly the most unfortunate people are those who must do the same thing over and over again, every minute, or perhaps twenty to the minute. They deserve the shortest hours and the highest pay.

Galbraith, John Kenneth

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A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.

Horace

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A work is never completed except by some accident such as weariness, satisfaction, the need to deliver, or death: for, in relation to who or what is making it, it can only be one stage in a series of inner transformations.

Valery, Paul

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

Ashford, Evelyn

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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

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Men have become the tools of their trade.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Butterworth, Eric

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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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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

Lombardi, Vince

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.

W. Somerset Maugham

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

Paterno, Joe

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

Riley, Pat

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I do not like work even when someone else does it.

Twain, Mark

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

Milsap, Ronnie

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I must work the work of him that sent me while it is day; for the night comet when no man can work.

Bible

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Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

Getty, J. Paul

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

Stengel, Casey

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

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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.

Mitchell, Warren

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

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I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Fitzpatrick, Margaret M.

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

Picasso, Pablo

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A man grows most tired while standing still.

Proverb, Chinese

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Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.

Johnny Carson

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

Chrysosatom, St. John

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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

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Better to burn out than rust out.

Young, Neil

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Why should I let the toad work Squat on my life? Can't I use my wit as a pitchfork and drive the brute off?

Larkin, Philip

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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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What is work and what is not work are questions that perplex the wisest of men.

Bhagavad Gita

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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