Work Quotes

"An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15 percent commission."

"During the Depression, I had to get a job selling apples."

"There must be something wrong with us or why would we be doing this for free?"

"Housework is what woman does, that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it."

"Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples"

"It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious"

"We work to become, not to acquire"

"I have nothing against work. I've worked my whole life. But I've never found a job that needed me to get out of bed."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Work is love made visible."

"To choose one's work is to choose one's character."

"Work is a curse. That's why they call it work."

"I've been working in show business for forty years and I've never been this broke."

"I've been working since I was five years old, and I still don't know what I want to be."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"I've been told I'm a perfectionist. I say I'm just not lazy."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate."

"I loved doing Roseanne, but I wouldn't want to trade places with her - she's too tired."

"I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than excel at something I find utterly boring."

"Whatever you do, be good at it. Mediocrity is boring."

"I'm like a fireman - when I go to work, I put on my clothes and get on with it."

"I love to work. I absolutely love to work."

"I think that one of the greatest things about being a performer is the privilege of being allowed to entertain people."

"Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I'm sixty-five, I'll still be working."

"The only thing wrong with doing nothing is you never know when you're finished."

"I spend a good portion of my time working, and I think if you're going to spend time doing something, it should make you laugh."

"I've always believed in the motto: work hard, play hard."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Hard work beats talent when talent isn't working hard."