Quotes About Work

Superfluous money buys wasted time, propelling desires that otherwise lay buried beneath the feet of honest toil.

I just didn't spend enough time with my job.

Ive never taken a vacation. Ive never been to Europe. Every time I planned to do something big, I got a job, and I could never pass that up.

I want to spend as much time as I can with my family, yet I'm aware of having to bring home the bacon.

I lived at home for 2 1/2 months each time. I waited tables at Govnr's Park Tavern in Denver and then I moved on.

If I'm working, I'm not D.J.'ing. And if I'm not working, I'm D.J.'ing all the time.

At one time there were voiceover artists, now there are celebrity voiceover artists. It's unfortunate because these people need the money less than the voiceover artist.

Even in the most market-obsessed society, we're still spending half of our time on something other than just getting cash.

We may get a paycheck, but over time what we sense is the dying of our souls.

I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen.

My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I realized the only time I don't smoke is when I'm home. I didn't even realize I'd become a smoker.

You've got a job to do, and because you've got a job to do, you've got to focus on that, so you don't have time for personal considerations.

I can't have a daily routine. I feel really overwhelmed a lot of the time. I don't take much comfort in routine, but if I don't start, I could really get eaten alive by my industry.

I suppose I'm happy to sell my time and energy, but I'm not happy to sell my initial creative time.

I'm working all the time. When I'm home I try to split my time evenly between resting and preparing for another tour, and writing stuff.

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize.

I don't really have a great deal of spare time. I still have a house in the country, but I'm in London 90 percent of the time.

[I spend a] lot [time travelling]. Between the restaurants, filming for TV, producing MasterChef, seeing the kids... it's pretty constant.

The important thing is, that I guess I don't spend any time thinking about what I am or what we do means. I spend my time doing it.

[Filming Payne] that was also the first time I worked with JoBeth Williams, which was also a case of not being the last time!

Retirement is a waste of time. The economy needs you!

For a long time I was cautious of working with my parents because I wanted to feel separate from them in the community. Now there's no more wasting time.

When you're with your family you're with them and when you're working you're doing that. I definitely try to separate the time when I'm working and when I have my personal time.

I get nervous the more time I have to think about something so I deliberately don't give myself too much time between jobs. I take a big break and then I start working again usually.