Motivational Quotes

Work

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

- Baldwin, James

Best Quotes about Work

Work is the open sesame of every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the true philosopher's stone which transmutes all the base metal of humanity into gold.

Osler, Sir William

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

Frost, Robert

The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.

Gillman, Charlotte P.

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

Better to burn out than rust out.

Young, Neil

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

Mitchell, Warren

Everything must degenerate into work if anything is to happen.

Drucker, Peter F.

Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.

Henri-FrÚdÚric Amiel

No one man is superior to the game.

Giamatti, A. Bartlett

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Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left.

Ray, John

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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

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I don't have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it.

Gillis, Dobie

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I believe that good things come to those who work.

Chamberlain, Wilt

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I am his mistress. His work is his wife.

Javits, Marion

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You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.

Crandall, Robert

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I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

Conran, Shirley

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Every job has drudgery, whether it is in the home, in the school, or in the office. The first secret of happiness is the recognition of this fundamental fact.

Mcintosh, M. C.

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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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Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.

Tracy, Brian

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

Ford, Henry

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

Milsap, Ronnie

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A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.

Riley, Pat

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Beauty is also to be found in a day's work.

Burns, Mamie Sypert

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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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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 isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to merchandising. There is no luck in going out and working from early in the morning to long after dinner. That is not luck, it's work.

Fitch, Fred W.

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Men have become the tools of their trade.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Bhagavad Gita

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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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You have to surrender to the fact that you are of too many in a highly competitive field where it is difficult to stand out. Over time, through your work, you will demonstrate who you are and what you bring to the field. Just stay with it and keep working.

Lisa Kudrow

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

Thomas Carlyle

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A man must drive his energy, not be driven by it.

Book, William Frederick

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When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Henry J. Kaiser

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A woman's work is never done, especially the part she asks her husband to do.

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The works of women are symbolical. We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull our sight, producing what? A pair of slippers, sir, to put on when you're weary -- or a stool. To stumble over and vex you... curse that stool! Or else at best, a cushion, where you lean and sleep, and dream of something we are not, but would be for your sake. Alas, alas! This hurts most, this... that, after all, we are paid the worth of our work, perhaps.

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett

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I never worked a day in my life. It's not work when you love what you're doing.

Shakarian, David

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

Picasso, Pablo

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Of all pleasures the fruit of labor is the sweetest.

Vauvenargues, Marquis De

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To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do.

Blow, Susan

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TEAM -- Together Everyone Achieves More.

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Thomas A. Edison

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In the ordinary business of life, industry can do anything which genius can do, and very many things which it cannot.