Quotes About Work

A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

I couldn't be a responsible enough parent if my kid was born with a new suit and a full-time job.

Think! I've got enough to do, and little enough to get for it, without thinking.

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.

I mean what good does it do anyone to kill themselves working, because the worms will get you in the end.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

I come from a stupid family. My father worked in a bank. They caught him stealing pens.

Old age hath yet his honour and his toil.

I held a nail in place and slammed it with the hammer. Best. Chore. Ever.

It got hard to juggle the funny on set and then even harder in post-production.

I've worked for years with Michael Kors, and he's just like this funny, charismatic guy.

I know a man who is a diamond cutter. He mows the lawn at Yankee Stadium.

A freelance is one who gets paid by the word -- per piece or perhaps.

If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working?

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Waiters are the help, dear. It's like falling in love with a blender!

Stealing is good, honest work, " Said the theif, puffing out his chest. "Well, not honest, strictly speaking, " he admitted after a moment. "Or actually good.

. . . you worked for Harry King, they said, because a broken leg was bad for business, and Harry King was all about business.

In the morning, people have a plan for that day. Hardworking people think of what they will do during the day, and idle people on what they should do.

Don't confuse efforts with results....

No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.