Work Quotes

Welcome to Work Quotes, the ultimate source for inspiring and inspirational quotes to assist you make it through your work day. Here you will discover a collection of quotes from some of the world's most successful and prominent individuals, using recommendations and insight on how to stay determined and productive in the workplace. Whether you're trying to find a pick-me-up to make it through a hard day, or just require a tip of why you like your job, Work Quotes has something for everyone. So take a couple of minutes to browse our collection and find the best quote to help you remain focused and inspired.
Small: Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
Voltaire
"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my w
Frederick Sanger
"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home"
Frederick Sanger, Scientist
Small: Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Small: The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you
Oscar Wilde
"The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day
Thornton Wilder
"Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day"
Thornton Wilder, Writer
Small: Rest when youre weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work
Ralph Marston
"Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work"
Ralph Marston, Writer
Small: The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary
Harvey Specter
"The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary"
Harvey Specter, Actor
Small: Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard wor
"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe"
Gail Devers, Athlete
Small: The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today
Elbert Hubbard
"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness
John Ruskin
"All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness"
John Ruskin, Writer
Small: I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you thr
"I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up"
Nancy Greene, Athlete
Small: Anyones life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contente
"Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit"
Lillie Langtry, Actress
Small: While theres been much progress on terrorism, theres still much work to do and it is very important that the c
"While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together"
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President
Small: Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are stil
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it"
Ellen Goodman, Journalist
Small: There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something
Henry Ford
"There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something"
Henry Ford, Businessman
Small: The end crowneth the work
Elizabeth I
"The end crowneth the work"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
Small: Live your life, do your work, then take your hat
Henry David Thoreau
"Live your life, do your work, then take your hat"
Henry David Thoreau, Author
Small: The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work
Robert Frost
"The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work"
Robert Frost, Poet
Small: Look, three love affairs in history, are Abelard and Eloise, Romeo and Juliet and the American media and this
George Will
"Look, three love affairs in history, are Abelard and Eloise, Romeo and Juliet and the American media and this President at the moment. But this doesn't matter over time. Reality will impinge. If his programs work, he's fine. If it doesn't work, all of the adulation of journalists in the world won't matter"
George Will, Journalist
Small: The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or
Vince Lombardi
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a ci
Vince Lombardi
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: Look, youre on the set for six months, with someone whos rooting to be attracted to you, and youre rooting to
Shia LaBeouf
"Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing"
Shia LaBeouf, Actor
Small: Were going to shoot one Polaroid per show. Im going to sign this before it even develops because I know that o
Charlie Sheen
"We're going to shoot one Polaroid per show. I'm going to sign this before it even develops because I know that once it develops with my signature on it, it's worth a fortune. I'll make this a work of magic warlock art"
Charlie Sheen, Actor
Small: Its all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family
"It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family"
Philip Green, Businessman
Small: I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but its not my style. I want to make m
"I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work"
Philip Green, Businessman
Small: No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitor
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself"
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet
Small: I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her w
"I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff"
Esther Dyson, Scientist
Small: I dont need the money, dear. I work for art
Maria Callas
"I don't need the money, dear. I work for art"
Maria Callas, Musician
Small: The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of
"The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get the permit. Therefore, we do not know which one will be realized next"
Christo, Artist
Small: All of us, who are members of the Germanic peoples, can be happy and thankful that once in thousands of years
Heinrich Himmler
"All of us, who are members of the Germanic peoples, can be happy and thankful that once in thousands of years fate has given us, from among the Germanic peoples, such a genius, a leader, our Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, and you should be happy to be allowed to work with us"
Heinrich Himmler, Criminal
Small: In my daily work, I work on very large, complex, distributed systems built out of many Python modules and pack
"In my daily work, I work on very large, complex, distributed systems built out of many Python modules and packages. The focus is very similar to what you find, for example, in Java and, in general, in systems programming languages"
Guido van Rossum, Scientist
Small: Now, its my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ o
"Now, it's my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ or Java at the same time because all the details of the languages are so much harder. Other scripting languages really don't work very well there either"
Guido van Rossum, Scientist
Small: I think its important to do great work
Kyra Sedgwick
"I think it's important to do great work"
Kyra Sedgwick, Actress
Small: Our work is a scream of freedom
"Our work is a scream of freedom"
Christo, Artist
Small: The only way to do great work is to love what you do
Steve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs,
"My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer"
Orson Scott Card, Writer
Small: Telling lies does not work in advertising
"Telling lies does not work in advertising"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: I dont want to express alienation. It isnt what I feel. Im interested in various kinds of passionate engagemen
Susan Sontag
"I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up"
Susan Sontag, Author
Small: No man will work for your interests unless they are his
"No man will work for your interests unless they are his"
David Seabury, Psychologist
Small: No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted
"No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted"
Olive Schreiner, Writer
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