981 private quotes tagged work

“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” — J. Paul Getty

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“Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.” — Mother Teresa

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“A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.” — Zig Ziglar

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“What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.” — Margaret Thatcher

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“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi

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“The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.” — Mother Teresa

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“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group there is less competition there.” — Indira Gandhi

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“My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.” — Chanakya

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“My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.” — Francis of Assisi

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“I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.” — Johnny Depp

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“Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day.” — Richard Roeper

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“If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.” — Salma Hayek

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“We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city.” — Alvar Aalto

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“Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.” — George Sand

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“Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.” — Billy Graham

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“You're blessed if you have the strength to work.” — Mahalia Jackson

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“Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.” — Paul Coffey

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“I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.” — Alexander Hamilton

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“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” — Vince Lombardi

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“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.” — Milton Friedman

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“There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.” — Mother Teresa

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