Work Quotes

"Grove believed that every meeting should have a clear purpose and desired outcome."

"You must invest in people before you invest in technology."

"A manager's first responsibility is to make their team effective."

"Information flow is the lifeblood of any organization."

"Work that aligns with your deepest curiosity never feels like work."

"I am much annoyed at your having altered my Note. You know I am always willing to make any required alterations myself, but that I cannot endlessly go on re-copying for the sake of verification."

"Do not suppose that if you have been very devoted to any one duty, it is therefore the only thing to which you are fitted."

"I am sure that you have plenty of business and that your life is quite as full as you would wish it to be."

"I am much struck by your observation that I have the faculty of working."

"The poetical science is my true vocation."

"Discipline is essential in all things."

"My work is my legacy to the world."

"The most important resource in technology is talented, passionate people."

"I've learned that success is 10% inspiration and 90% dealing with the practical details."

"I've learned that the companies that thrive are those that invest in their people first."

"Most of the best things that I've done, I haven't been paid for"

"When you love what you do, the hours fly by"

"Engineering is about solving real problems for real people"

"Working on problems you care about is the ultimate reward"

"Success requires discipline, focus, and relentless execution."

"You cannot manage what you do not measure."

"Great ideas without execution are just wishful thinking."

"In the pursuit of excellence, perfection is the enemy of progress."

"The most productive thing a person can do is think clearly."

"Work becomes meaningful when it contributes to something larger than oneself."

"Work that matters requires both technical skill and moral purpose."

"Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program."

"Culture is not just one aspect of the organization; it is the organization."

"Our primary goal is to delight customers."

"I believe that work can be one of the most interesting aspects of life."