Quotes About Work

Yes. So what? Lots of people in history have only done their jobs and look at the trouble they caused.

He was doing journalism in order to eat, which is a very good way of learning journalism. Probably the only real way, come to think of it.

he'd experienced the lovely warm feeling of a bad job well done.

Lots of people in history have only done their jobs and look at the trouble they caused

I believe one has to get one's hand dirty or you're nothing but a hobbyist.

Robbie Brace, a practical man, had chosen a practical field. Oh, but how it depressed him.

My job was to take care of that man, and I've got nothing to show for it. I might as well do the same work and get paid.

Work is only a part of life. But work is life only when done in mindfulness. Otherwise, one becomes like the person "who lives as though dead.

If we are not in control of ourselves but instead let our impatience or anger interfere, then our work is no longer of any value.

A culture of change can never be created by behavioral strategy alone. Peace—whether at home, work, or between peoples—is invited only when an intelligent outward strategy is married to a peaceful inward one.

Let us offer our work to the Divine; this is the sure means of progressing. Go and prepare yourself and the best preparation is to be useful to the Divine's work. Works Of The Mother, vol.14, p.319

I am on earth because it is on earth that the divine work must he done, and for no other reason. Works of the Mother, vol. 17, p.119

We believe that salvation is to be found in wholesome work in a beloved land. Work will provide our people with the bread of tomorrow, and moreover, with the honour of the tomorrow, the freedom of the tomorrow.

I was in Chicago before I came here, but I didn't do so very much dancing. I had to work." He was thinking how such girls as she had everything, as contrasted with girls like Roberta, who had nothing. And yet, as he now felt in this instance, he liked Roberta better. She was sweeter and warmer and kinder—not so cold.

His brain was his office.

Days were going—going. But life—life—how was one to do without that—the beauty of the days— of the sun and rain—of work love, energy, desire. Why say to him so constantly now did to resolve all his care in divine mercy and think only of God, when now, now, was all?

Jennie went about her work, but the impression persisted; his name ran in her mind. Lester Kane. And he was from Cincinnati.

The alternative is to locate large deposits of specifically what we need, and extract it in bulk from the earth." "That's mining," said the Drip. "There is a twenty-third century legend that youth was conscripted to work in mines. Anyhow, all young people were known as miners at one period.

We have the impression that our family, place of work, and society rob us of all our time.

Each of us, for the most part, continues his daily life, contributing to the maintenance and consolidation of the machinery of production and consumption. We eat, drink, work, and divert ourselves, as if nothing is going to happen.

Do not sit by while others are working. Do not avoid heavy work or seek light work. Do not covet the work of others or compare your work with others. Do not take on work beyond your capacity or state of health.

There is no reason why mindfulness should be different from focusing all one's attention on one's work, to be alert and to be using one's best judgment. During the moment one is consulting, resolving, and dealing with whatever arises, a calm heart and self-control are necessary if one is to obtain good results. Anyone can see that. If we are not in control of ourselves but instead let our impatience or anger interfere, then our work is no longer of any value.

I went to a masterclass with Jonathan Pryce who said that a successful actor is not a famous actor, it's an actor who acts. And I have been incredibly fortunate to have worked constantly from the moment I left drama school, so I achieved what I set out to do. I am an actor.

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.