Work Quotes

"An active life serves the purpose of giving man a chance to find the meaning of his own life."

"The doctor's task is to heal, the scientist's to discover, the teacher's to enlighten."

"Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment."

"Capacities clamor to be used, and cease their clamor only when they are used"

"The fully functioning person is so absorbed in the world that he forgets his own ego"

"Consistency in caregiving is an investment in the future."

"Caregiving is perhaps the most important work any society can do."

"Responsiveness to infant needs is the most effective form of discipline."

"There is nothing so tragic as a young person who has chosen to work only for money."

"The mediation of tools transforms human activity fundamentally."

"The way your employees feel is ultimately the way your customers feel."

"Work is for maintaining life, but living is for more than just maintaining."

"Work becomes meaningful when it aligns with our values."

"Work that matters is work that serves something greater than yourself."

"Personal responsibility becomes diffused in hierarchical structures."

"Institutional pressure transforms moral people into unwilling agents of harm."

"The goal is not to fix people, but to help them unfold their natural potential."

"Our work should be a reflection of what gives our lives meaning and purpose."

"Work that demands you compromise your values is work that slowly destroys your soul."

"Effort justification is a form of dissonance reduction."

"When basic needs are unmet, higher needs seem unimportant or irrelevant."

"The only happy people I know are the ones who are working well at something they consider important."

"Habits are formed through repetition and reinforcement."

"Every habit is formed through the repetition of a response to a stimulus."

"I find that as I am more honest about who I am, I become more effective in my work."

"The work that matters most is often the work that calls us to become more fully ourselves."

"An active life serves the purpose of giving man a chance to realize his values."

"The workplace must be organized according to scientific principles of human behavior."

"For the man who loves his work and looks forward to doing it tomorrow, the distinction between work and play is utterly meaningless."

"My role is to be a mirror and a facilitator of the growth that is already within people."