Quotes about Work
The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?'
— Tertullian
I like to be productive - it's very hard for me to go on vacation because I just feel like I'm losing time.
— Jim James
I've done some analysis of the biblical stories as part of my psychological work. I knew that I had more to do, and every time I've done it, it's been extremely valuable. It makes me a better teacher because I have a richer understanding of cultural history.
— Jordan Peterson
Good and productive labor is valuable, and it doesn't mean you have to have a fancy job description. You don't have to become rich. You can be ordinary. Happiness lies there. Do good work, create good work for others.
— Jay Parini
I think that I know the value of a dollar.
— Dolly Parton
We must never forget the value of work because without it people are denied a sense of dignity and of community.
— Chuka Umunna
Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.
— Joseph Barber Lightfoot
The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their own bread.
— Joseph Barber Lightfoot
I take as my fundamental starting point the fundamental distinction between work and interaction
— Jurgen Habermas
I believe that superior creative work always has been, is, and always will be the hub of the wheel in any successful agency
— Leo Burnett
Everyone wants to be strong and self sufficient, but few are willing to put in the work necessary to achieve worthy goals.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Let us be grateful to Adam: he cut us out of the blessing of idleness and won for us the curse of labor.
— Mark Twain