Work Quotes

Where the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor.

Marshall McLuhan

The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

Katharine Hepburn

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.

P. T. Barnum

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

Michael Jordan

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?

Philip Larkin

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.

Robert Fulghum

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.

Willie Mays

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,

Sy Leon

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

Greg LeMond

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

Dale Carnegie

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

Marilyn Monroe

The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.

Meister Eckhart

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me.

John Gotti

Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date.

Ann Richards

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

Roger Staubach

I give thanks everyday that I've been able to take my craziness and make it work for me.

Fritz Scholder

It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.

Christina Aguilera

God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.

Charles Stanley

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

Henry J. Kaiser