981 private quotes tagged work

“Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.” — John Burroughs

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“The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” — Jonas Salk

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“A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.” — Jose Marti

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“I don't want to die as long as I can work the minute I can not, I want to go.” — Susan B. Anthony

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“You can work really hard, but if you're not training in the right way you're not going to improve and get to the level that you want to.” — Michael Chang

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“We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.” — Michelle Obama

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“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” — Vince Lombardi

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“See, winners embrace hard work.” — Lou Holtz

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“The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.” — E. O. Wilson

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“We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” — Earl Nightingale

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“You don't have to twist my arm to work.” — Henry Rollins

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“The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.” — Jennifer Weiner

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“When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.” — Tom Cruise

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“When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well.” — Steve Martin

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“Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it, but it is nice to hear the feedback of what we do to inspire others.” — Richard Simmons

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“Hard work - I mean, does anybody use that term anymore? Laziness doesn't fly. It's all in the practice. It does take work and it ain't easy - but man, the rewards!” — Susan Powter

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“I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.” — Harold Ramis

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“Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your economic programs if you want to, I'll develop my radio personality.” — Gracie Allen

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“People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.” — William Hazlitt

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“I love my work with a frenetic and perverse love, as an ascetic loves the hair shirt which scratches his belly.” — Gustave Flaubert

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“God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.” — Charles Stanley

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“The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.” — Andre Maurois

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“Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.” — Earl Nightingale

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“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” — Pearl S. Buck

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“There are moments when you feel that the desire to work is fading, and the only way to bring it back is to get away from it, to put yourself in a state of frustration so you feel the need again.” — Emmanuelle Beart

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