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Quotes About Work

Work is a sovereign remedy for all ills, and a man who loves to work will never be unhappy.
~ Ellen Swallow Richards
I am succeeding quite well in my work and the future looks well. What special mission is God preparing me for? Cutting off all earthly ties and isolating me as it were.
~ Ellen Swallow Richards
It is easy to work when the soul is at play.
~ Emily Dickinson
There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys.
~ Emma Thompson
Work is the best thing to make us love life.
~ Ernest Renan
I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird
~ Ethel Merman
I'm lucky, I can sleep from takeoff until we land; so I'm fresh, rested and ready to work on arrival.
~ Eva Herzigova
If you get an audition and you're out of work, you just say, "I've gotta go on this."
~ Evan Peters
A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.
~ Eyvind Johnson
I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive.
~ F. Murray Abraham
I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.
~ Famke Janssen
Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.
~ Ford Frick
More immediately, I'm currently working on another Dracula in which there will be connections with ancient Egypt. That's about as far as I want to go in commenting on current work.
~ Fred Saberhagen
The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.
~ Gabriel Heatter
I've worked with very few that I considered unpleasant. Dennis the Menace was a joy to work on.
~ Gale Gordon
You've got work to do. Don't put this off. And don't take the long view, here. You know? Life is today and tomorrow and - and if you're lucky, next week.
~ Garrison Keillor
I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.
~ Gary Barlow
If the models are as flawed as critics say you have to ask yourself, 'How come they work?'
~ Gavin Schmidt
R2D2 has gotten more work since "Star Wars" than Carrie Fisher
~ Gilbert Gottfried
For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That's a dream.
~ Giles Matthey
There are the manufacturing multitudes of England; they must have work, and find markets for their work; if machines and the Black Country are ugly, famine would be uglier still.
~ Goldwin Smith
I think hard-working people have more opportunities no matter what on YouTube, regardless of gender.
~ Grace Helbig
When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.
~ Gretchen Rubin
When you work with a great director, you can have a great partnership.
~ Guillermo del Toro