Work Quotes

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

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"Comedy is a serious business."
Lorne Michaels
"The work is in the rewriting."
Lorne Michaels
"The real work happens in the editing room."
Lorne Michaels
"You need discipline to harness creativity."
Lorne Michaels
A
"True success is doing work that brings you joy, not just money."
Andy Samberg
A
"Work that doesn't challenge you isn't really work worth doing."
Andy Samberg
A
"Work should feed your soul, not just your bank account."
Andy Samberg
"Work should feed your soul, not just your bank account."
Cecily Strong
P
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Paul Lynde
J
"The best performers are those who are genuinely interested in their craft."
Jim Henson
J
"The best work comes from doing what you love with passion."
Jim Henson
"Work becomes meaningful when it aligns with your values and purpose."
Kenan Thompson
"Work becomes play when you remember why you started doing it."
Kenan Thompson
K
"The best part of my job is getting to work with incredibly talented people who make me laugh every single day."
Kristen Wiig
K
"I believe in the power of showing up and doing the work every single day."
Kristen Wiig
K
"I've learned that hard work and kindness will take you further than talent alone."
Kristen Wiig
K
"Life is too short to spend it doing things you hate."
Kristen Wiig
"The lumberjack sleeps all night and works all day."
Monty Python
"The thing about live television is that you can't take it back, so you have to commit fully to whatever you're doing."
Cecily Strong
"You have to do the work when nobody's watching."
Cecily Strong
P
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Paul Lynde
P
"I believe in luck; the harder I work, the luckier I seem to become."
Paul Lynde
K
"The most important work is the work that fulfills your soul."
Kristen Wiig
A
"Work should be something you'd do even if nobody was paying you to do it."
Andy Samberg
A
"Work that matters is work that makes you forget to check the time."
Andy Samberg
"The thing about live television is that it's live. You can't take it back. That's what makes it terrifying and wonderful at the same time."
Lorne Michaels
"The pressure of live television teaches you something no classroom can: how to stay calm when everything is on the line."
Lorne Michaels
"The thing about being a producer is that you're invisible if you do your job right. All people see is the final product."
Lorne Michaels
"The writers' room is where the real work happens. The stage is just where we reveal it."
Lorne Michaels
J
"We work all day long, helping each other, making sure everything in our world survives."
Jim Henson