Quotes About Work

The power of spiritual knowledge gives you centeredness, which brings out passion in work & dispassion in meditation.

It's fine, precise, detailed work, the infinitely small motor management of diamond cutters and safecrackers that we do in our heads.

The idea that academics should remain ''above the fray'' only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.

There is always a choice about the way you do your work even if there is not a choice about the work itself.

I don't know all the facts on Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans.

When we're living as amateurs, we're running away from our calling - meaning our work, our destiny, the obligation to become our truest and highest selves.

I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge. (on being Manchester City manager)

The only time I've really been away from my kids to do work was doing Shall We Dance because they both were in camp and it was the first time in twenty years that I haven't been with my kids.

What makes me feel strong? Being in love and work. I must work.

What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence.

A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work.

For mankind knows hardly a joy which will surpass that of approval of his work.

A first-rate laboratory is one in which mediocre scientists can produce outstanding work.

Most of the men sitting in first class on an airplane have really boring jobs.

Work takes up a lot of my brain space. So when I work, it's one thing. I don't have a lot of time to think about dating.

I get very homesick, but otherwise it's a great privilege to get to travel for work.

I travel for work, but recently, friends said I should take major trips.

I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of.

I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.

Men play harder than they work; women work harder than they play.

One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.

Pay attention to the work you want to do and everything'll work out fine. If you're in it for the ego, you might be successful but at a limited level.

You should never protest outside a rich guy's home during the day because he's not there. He's at work grinding the faces of the poor.

Lazy people always work harder than anyone else; they're so eager to get through and lie down again.