Quotes about Work
If there is unemployment in America, it is because the unemployed do not want to work.
— Henry Ford
It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I would love to work more - I really would - but there is not a lot of stuff around and the stuff that is around is not very complicated; it tends to lie a little flat
— Holly Hunter
In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close knit communities, and our faith in God , too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption .
— Jimmy Carter
When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.
— Dr. Seuss
For it is commonly said: accomplished labours are pleasant.
— Cicero
Jesus was a great worker, and His disciples must not be afraid of hard work.
— Charles Spurgeon
And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it.
— George W. Bush
There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.
— John Wooden
I cannot forget that the Nobel Prize for Peace was also a commission - a commission to work harder than I had ever worked before for "the brotherhood of man".
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is no such thing as work-life balance. There is work, there is life, and there is no balance.
— Sheryl Sandberg
Writing is about hypnotizing yourself into believing in yourself, getting some work done, then unhypnotizing yourself and going over the material coldly.
— Anne Lamott