Quotes about Work
The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to a kind of good work for which we are particularly fitted.
— Wendell Berry
We will instead have to measure our economy by the health of the ecosystems and human communities where we do our work.
— Wendell Berry
My work has always been the product of my time.
— William Saroyan
At 25, I was in the audience of my first professional speaker, Bob Bales. His presentation got my attention. I had never seen anyone having so much fun 'at work' and getting paid for it!
— Zig Ziglar
There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.
— Coco Chanel
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
— Theodore Roosevelt
The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.
— Martin Luther
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Men hate passion, any great passion. Henry Cameron made a mistake : he loved his work. That was why he fought. That was why he lost.
— Ayn Rand
If a man loves the labour of his trade apart from any question of success or fame the gods have called him.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
7 Rules to a Happy Life:1. Be humble2. Don't worry 3. Don't settle for less4. Mind your business5. Work hard 6. Play hard7. Be nice
— Germany Kent