Work Quotes

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

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"Hard work is the foundation of all wealth."
Ann Landers
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"Work becomes play when you work with passion."
Ann Landers
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"Building is a meaningful activity only if it creates shelter."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"The Master acts without doing anything, and nothing remains undone."
Lao Tzu
"Perfect action occurs without effort."
Lao Tzu
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"The goal of therapy is to help individuals feel equal to their challenges."
Alfred Adler
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"Our sense of purpose is essential to our mental health."
Alfred Adler
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"The most important thing is to show up."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Work hard, play hard."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Work becomes play when you love it."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Work is what you do when you have to. Life is what you do when you don't."
Mike Royko
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"Work with passion or don't work at all."
Mike Royko
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"In the end, what matters is not how hard you worked, but that you worked at something that mattered."
Russell Baker
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"Perfection is the enemy of completion, and completion is what matters."
Russell Baker
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"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them."
Ann Landers
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"Work on yourself. How? By working."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"The sage does nothing, yet nothing remains undone."
Lao Tzu
"The wheel that squeaks the loudest gets the grease."
Lao Tzu
"Work with intention but without obsession."
Lao Tzu
"Work done with love is never wasted."
Lao Tzu
"Forget about the money, it will follow if you're good at what you do."
Dear Abby
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Dear Abby
"The reason we don't enjoy our work is because we don't know how to enjoy."
Blaise Pascal
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"Work that doesn't matter to you is just work. Work that matters is a calling."
Jimmy Breslin
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Mike Royko
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
Mike Royko
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"The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you achieve it."
Mike Royko
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"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."
Mike Royko
"Do nothing, yet leave nothing undone."
Lao Tzu
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Wallace Matthews