Quotes About Work

Sometimes directors will hire you and say, 'Oh, we love your work.' And then they start to tell you how to do it. I say, 'Hey, man, back off. You hired me to do it. Let me do it.'

I may be a B-movie star, but I work. I'm an actor.

More men die of worry than of work, because more men worry than work.

A man has got to keep his extrication. The important thing is not to get bogged down In what he has to do to earn a living.

But he had gone his way, the grass all mown, And I must be, as he had been - alone, As all must be, I said within my heart, Whether they work together or apart.

Only where love and need are one, And the work is play for mortal stakes Is the deed ever truly done For Heaven and the future's sakes

Any fool can make enough money to survive. It's another thing to keep yourself consistently entertained. It's a lot of work, and a lot of fun, to make a life.

Charging for news online won't work if what is provided is the same as is available elsewhere.

An early flourish of confidence is useful. Then there's the small crudities - the slubs and bumps that come with outdoor work - the odd charm of imprecision.

Every child should be taught that useful work is worship and that intelligent labor is the highest form of prayer.

It is labor that has made the world a fit habitation for the human race.

Your work is the single greatest means at your disposal for expressing your social intelligence.

Tremendous human energy is needed to walk God's walk, work God's work, fulfill God's will, and complete his dream for our self-esteem.

If you work from memory, you are most likely to put in your real feeling.

Im married to my job. Im obsessed with my work, and I run myself into the ground every single day. Unfortunately, a lot of other pursuits have to take a back seat.

I've never had a day at work where I wasn't thrilled and grateful to be there, wherever that might be.

There's this great fantasy of going to work, every day, and getting to play out what people think my life is, as a successful actor.

The great thing about doing a show in New York is that you can work until the night before.

I know what happiness is, for I have done good work.

Do not forget that even as "to work is to worship" so to be cheery is to worship also, and to be happy is the first step to being pious.

Anyone can carry their burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do their work, however hard, for one day.

When we look in to the long avenue of the future, and see the good there is for each one of us to do, we realize, after all, what a beautiful thing it is to work, and to live, and to be happy.

Destiny isn't immutable. You can change your fate. But I'd say the only way to do it is with hard, intelligent work and long-term dedication to a goal.

I put a lot of work into my lyrics. Not all my stuff is meant to be scrutinized, though.