Work Quotes

Small: Theyve really got to recognize that all of us bring some of our family issues to work and our work home
James Levine
"They've really got to recognize that all of us bring some of our family issues to work and our work home"
James Levine, Musician
Small: And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to d
James Levine
"And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth"
James Levine, Musician
Small: But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more natural
"But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described"
George Ripley, Activist
Small: Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I could perform certain works
"Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I could perform certain works with the scanty means that I dared not ask anyone else to work with"
Franz Liszt, Composer
Small: I can work in films as long as the story doesnt have a realistic nature. If Im working with an allegory, a fan
"I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms"
Manuel Puig, Author
Small: Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste
"Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time"
Manuel Puig, Author
Small: What We want is to make it possible for our unfortunate people to live a life of industry for it is by steady
Theodor Herzl
"What We want is to make it possible for our unfortunate people to live a life of industry for it is by steady work alone that we hope for our physical and moral rehabilitation. For this reason above all we have undertaken to rally our people around our ideal"
Theodor Herzl, Journalist
Small: Connecticuts first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals
Christopher Dodd
"Connecticut's first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals"
Christopher Dodd, Politician
Small: Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have a
"Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work"
Mitch Daniels, Politician
Small: I have come up with very creative ideas that really didnt work with the song I was currently composing
"I have come up with very creative ideas that really didn't work with the song I was currently composing"
Ken Hill, Playwright
Small: I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to wor
"I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Theres sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements wh
Jello Biafra
"There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away"
Jello Biafra, Musician
Small: Pop doesnt really look back. It cant. What makes pop work is simplicity
"Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity"
Branford Marsalis, Musician
Small: Everyone talks about age, but its not about age. Its about work ethic. Winning never gets old
"Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old"
Lisa Leslie, Athlete
Small: Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-
"Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money"
John McCarthy, Politician
Small: Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture
"Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture"
Jean Cocteau, Director
Small: Ultimately, you know, Im a grown-up, Ive been in this business a long time. Ive got kids. Ive got to do my stu
Kyra Sedgwick
"Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever"
Kyra Sedgwick, Actress
Small: Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, ther
"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work"
Jack Nicklaus, Athlete
Small: I was having such a hard time when I made Sylvia. I gave everything I had for that role. Its one or two or thr
"I was having such a hard time when I made Sylvia. I gave everything I had for that role. It's one or two or three things I'm most proud of in terms of my work. But it was very dark"
Gwyneth Paltrow, Actress
Small: I accrued anger from peoples low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of
"I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of"
Harrison Ford, Actor
Small: It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantit
"It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity"
George MacDonald, Novelist
Small: Im a character actress, plain and simple... Who can worry about a career? Have a life. Movie stars have career
Frances McDormand
"I'm a character actress, plain and simple... Who can worry about a career? Have a life. Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again"
Frances McDormand, Actress
Small: The modern artist must live by craft and violence. His gods are violent gods. Those artists, so called, whose
"The modern artist must live by craft and violence. His gods are violent gods. Those artists, so called, whose work does not show this strife, are uninteresting"
Ezra Pound, Poet
Small: Since my retirement, Ive spent a lot of time trying to help the School of Social Work at the University of Nor
"Since my retirement, I've spent a lot of time trying to help the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina. A society like this just can't afford an uneducated underclass of citizens"
Charles Kuralt, Journalist
Small: Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
"Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?"
Candice Bergen, Actress
Small: We must work to help all families and all communities realize their dream of a better future
"We must work to help all families and all communities realize their dream of a better future"
Christine Gregoire, Politician
Small: It is hard for 2 creative people to work together for that length of time and not fall out
"It is hard for 2 creative people to work together for that length of time and not fall out"
Jim Sullivan, Musician
Small: The trouble with the performance poets is that they dont seem to have read anything. So there is not a real se
Peter Davison
"The trouble with the performance poets is that they don't seem to have read anything. So there is not a real sense of the poetic tradition in their work"
Peter Davison, Actor
Small: I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didnt want to do what my dad did,
"I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office"
Harrison Ford, Actor
Small: If you factor in not just whos doing what at home, but how much more time working fathers are spending on work
James Levine
"If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more time working fathers are spending on work outside the home, on average they spend two hours more per day outside the home"
James Levine, Musician
Small: Im always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that to
"I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works"
Marcia Gay Harden, Actress
Small: I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-g
"I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work"
Julian Bond, Activist
Small: If people have split views about your work, I think its flattering. Id rather have them feel something about i
"If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it"
Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Small: The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they dont feel comfortable bringing these is
James Levine
"The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel comfortable bringing these issues up and they tend not to be acknowledged at work"
James Levine, Musician
Small: Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that
"Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight"
Jessica Savitch, Journalist
Small: When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do.
"When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential"
Christine Gregoire, Politician
Small: Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps youve made sense of one small area
"Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area"
Nadine Gordimer, Novelist
Small: They believed you cant mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work.
"They believed you can't mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work. And it will always work as long as you're really into it and like what you're doing"
Kid Rock, Musician
Small: I like to work with artists who are as wide in their musical taste as I am
"I like to work with artists who are as wide in their musical taste as I am"
Jim Sullivan, Musician
Small: We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employ
James Levine
"We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employers and employees can work out solutions just as working mothers do"
James Levine, Musician
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