Work Quotes

The daily grind, the creative struggle, and why what we do matters more than we think.

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"Work is the forge upon which character is built."
Keyser Söze
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"Work without purpose is the punishment of the ordinary."
Keyser Söze
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"Never send a human to do a machine's job."
Trinity
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"A man needs a purpose."
Verbal Kint
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"Work is life for a man like me."
Verbal Kint
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"Work is what gives life meaning."
Clarice Starling
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"I don't need friends. I need answers."
Clarice Starling
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"Work is what makes us human."
Clarice Starling
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"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so that we can buy shit we don't need."
The Narrator
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"Human beings are not supposed to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day."
The Narrator
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"In this country, you gotta make the money first."
Tony Montana
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"The days go on with no… no decision. This job, it's meaningless."
Travis Bickle
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"The city never sleeps. Neither do I."
Travis Bickle
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"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate."
Tyler Durden
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"You see a guy come to work in the morning, he's alert, he gives good effort."
Tyler Durden
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"Work is what separates the living from the dead."
Keyser Söze
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"I'm a consigliere, not a driver."
Tom Hagen
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"The business of America is business."
Tom Hagen
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"You must learn to control your emotions in business."
Tom Hagen
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"Business is business, and sentiment has no place in it."
Tom Hagen
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"A consigliere must serve with absolute devotion."
Tom Hagen
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"A consigliere's duty is to protect the family's interests."
Tom Hagen
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"Work is the process through which we impose order on chaos."
Hannibal Lecter
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"I came into this world wanting to be a good investigator. I still do."
Clarice Starling
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"The work defines us more than we like to admit."
Clarice Starling
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"Work gives our lives structure and meaning."
Clarice Starling
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"Work is how we contribute to something greater than ourselves."
Clarice Starling
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"I work from twelve o'clock at night to five in the morning."
Travis Bickle
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"You work hard, you keep going."
Travis Bickle
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"Work is all I got."
Travis Bickle