Quotes About Work

Many council leaders and members will be surprised to discover how much more focused their work will become when they examine it through the lens of saving souls through the mission of the Church.

May the work of your hands be a sign of gratitude and reverence to the human condition.

I want to give my respect, glory and time to the Bible - to the word of God - just as I want to give my respect and time to my work.

Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work.

The man who built the manger had a purpose in mind... God had another. You'll never know how far reaching God's plan is for your work.

Any time someone says you have an opportunity to work with Martin Scorsese you jump at the chance.

We have to change men's expectations, as they grow up, regarding their share of domestic work, of child care, but also of elder care, which is less pleasant and which men don't want to do.

If you are a plumber, you can work on a shed, or you can work on a mansion. It's just scale.

Shaking off restrictive chains requires action. They cannot be wished away. A declaration will never break chains. It requires commitment, self-discipline, and work.

A richer present I design, A finished form, of work divine, Surpassing all the power of art; A thinking head, a grateful heart.

[The writer] wants both to do the best possible work and also to reach the largest possible audience. The result is a fairly normal condition of discouragement.

Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom.

I am invigorated by work, wasted by pleasure.

Work at first rescues us, then ravages us.

Your own efforts "did not bring it to pass," only God-but rejoice if God found a use for your efforts in His work.

I never practice before, I never work hours on a script. I just choose my characters and trust them, and after that, it's about the director taking your hand.

The trap does not work until all the parts were there. The system itself doesn't work until you fit all of them together.

I don't have to work. I suppose I should retire. But I enjoy working.

With the way I like to work, I always have to draw [inspiration] from somewhere, and the best place to take from is your own life.

There's no work-life balance without making decisions and without courage.

You can have a kid and just be off at work all the time, and it's all mom. But, I spent a lot of time with him, so now, every time I see him, he's like, "Dada!"

Theater is the best. That's where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about a story or a character or life or the world. That's where magic stuff happens.

I usually get up between 5:30 and 6. The good news in Bentonville, Arkansas, is I can be in the office seven minutes later. I like to get in, work on e-mails and catch up.

I believe most Americans want their next President to remind them of the guy they work with, not the guy who laid them off.