Quotes About Work

I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon.

I don't know what I would have done if I had had to work for a living.

I'd like to be able to experience things. That's the best thing for my work - to be somebody who does get to travel and observe people.

I do love acting. But to work as a photojournalist would have been extraordinary.

Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars.

Gardening gave me a way to work with silence; not "in silence" but "with silence" - it was a silent creativity.

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs.

There is plenty of work for love to do.

the most comfortable characteristic of the period [1775-1825], and the one which incites our deepest envy, is the universal willingness to accept a good purpose as a substitute for good work.

All journalists hope that their work will inspire a broader conversation. I think that's just what journalism is.

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.

I'm just in work mode, and that prevents me from going into the Hollywood starlet mode, I suppose.

Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, I'll develop my radio personality.

You have to care. You can't do good work if you don't care. That's not necessarily a strength, but it gives you strength.

Melbourne is a fantastic place to work, but it's not the centre of the world.

Move out man! Life is fleeting by. Do something worthwhile, berfore you die. Leave Behind a work sublime, that will outline you and time.

The main thing that excites me and makes me want to get out of bed is the thought of being able to go into my studio to work on music.

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.

I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't hack it. I couldn't even type! I had no skills whatsoever outside of show business.

At twelve noon, The natives swoon And no further work is doneBut mad dogs and Englishmen, Go out in the midday sun.

What I am proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart.

We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game.

I'm fortunate that I'm employed. And if you're in show business, of course, every night you go to bed and go, oh my god, tomorrow I'll never, ever work again.