Quotes About Work

Hatred is the spiritual malignancy of our species, and like any other form of cancer, does its most terrible work not outwardly, but from within us.

Faith doesn't mean you don't have to do the work; it just means you're absolutely certain the work will pay off.

Don't go to work to make money; go to work to spread joy.

I think it's unfortunate how many people today try to build up their own careers by denigrating the work of others.

Writers learn their craft, above all, from the work of other writers. From reading.

But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.

I think there is something about coming to a city to work that puts you in touch with it in a different way.

For life: it is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed. For work: the truth can only be recalled, never invented.

Find something you love, because if you love what you do, you'll never spend a day at work.

In any event, I don't believe in instant philosophy, because interesting problems take a long time to understand and work out. Just think of the problems of truth and justice.

It was an amazing experience to work with Michael Jackson, who is a legend.

Im so lucky to have the opportunity to work with some directors and some actors I wouldnt have dared to think I would work with one day.

I really wanted to go onstage. Not movies. But I ended up under contract to Paramount. Now I adore film work.

Look at Picasso. O'Neill. Tennessee Williams. Capote. Were these shiny happy people spreading sunshine? No. Only the greatest of personal demons can force you to do powerful work.

Personal publicity is apt to be dangerous to any writer's integrity; for the moment he begins to fancy himself as quite a person, a taint creeps into his work.

For better or worse, most of my writing life has been about people that work behind the scenes. I'm interested in finding extraordinary moments in otherwise normal people.

For a couple of years, I focused more on producing because I wanted to be close to home, after traveling a lot for work.

It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That's the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.

For us, performance is everything. If we can get great actors in there who like us, and we really like, we feel pretty confident that we can make a movie work.

I have family, I work with a lot of friends, but you'll never find me saying, "Hey, let's get a drink at 8:30 [pm]."

It breaks my heart when couples focus more on being wed than being married. Two become one doesn't happen without work, humility, and sacrifice.

My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers.

I always thought of my work as being animated by a spirit of unhinged generosity.

The secret to global investing is gaining an insight into the hopes and desires of the people who live and work in the countries you invest in.