Work Quotes

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

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"The most profitable trade is often the one nobody else is willing to make."
James Fisk
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"The work we do defines us more than the words we speak."
James Fisk
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"Competition is the life of trade."
Jay Gould
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"Work is the price of success."
Jay Gould
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"Sentiment in business is bankruptcy in waiting."
Jay Gould
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"Sentiment is the enemy of profit."
Jay Gould
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"Work that does not challenge you does not develop you."
Charles Flint
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"The work that matters most is often the work that frightens us."
Charles Flint
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"The greatest fortunes are built on the foundation of hard work and determination."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I have no sympathy for the idle."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I believe in the dignity of labor."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Hard work is the price of admission to success."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I have spent my life in service of progress."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I believe in the inherent goodness of hard work."
Collis P. Huntington
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"I believe in the dignity and worth of every man's labor."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Mark Hopkins
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"Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life."
Mark Hopkins
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"The laboring man and the laboring woman are by far the most important people on whom the fate of the country depends."
Leland Stanford
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"The laborer is the true foundation of every community."
Leland Stanford
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"Hard work never killed anyone who worked smart."
Leland Stanford
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"The capacity for hard work is not a luxury, it is a necessity."
Leland Stanford
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"Work is dignity; idleness is shame."
Leland Stanford
"In business, timing is everything; the right venture at the wrong moment yields nothing."
Charles Crocker
"The man who builds something lasting must be willing to work longer than others and think deeper."
Charles Crocker
"Fortunes are built not in moments of ease, but in hours of relentless effort."
Charles Crocker
"The railroad taught me that great things are accomplished through the vision of one and the labor of many."
Charles Crocker
"I learned that the most profitable ventures are those that serve a genuine human need."
Charles Crocker
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"A man of industry and integrity may accumulate wealth honorably."
Stephen Girard
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"The path to success is paved with honest labor."
Stephen Girard
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"Work with passion and purpose always."
Stephen Girard