Work Quotes

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

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"A merchant who sells goods at a loss will be bankrupt in six months."
John Wanamaker
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"The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, doesn't need to talk to you."
John Wanamaker
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"In retail, the customer is the boss."
John Wanamaker
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"Everybody lives by selling something."
John Wanamaker
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"The art of a sales clerk is to gratify the customer."
John Wanamaker
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"A merchant prince is superior to any ordinary prince."
John Wanamaker
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"Advertising is salesmanship mass produced."
John Wanamaker
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"The business of America is business."
John Wanamaker
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
John Wanamaker
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"The customer is always right."
Marshall Field
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"Retail is entertainment."
Marshall Field
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"Love what you do, and you'll never work a day in your life."
Marshall Field
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"Work with integrity."
Marshall Field
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"The workshop is where dreams are forged into reality through sweat and intellect."
George Stephenson
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"I have always found that honest labor elevates the soul as much as it builds structures."
George Stephenson
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"The heart of progress beats in the workshop where ideas meet action."
George Stephenson
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"The cooperation of all is necessary to produce the greatest benefit."
Robert Owen
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"Work should be a source of pleasure, not a burden."
Robert Owen
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"The union of labour is the foundation of society."
Robert Owen
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"The business of engineering is to arrange the raw material of the Earth in such a way as to satisfy the wants of mankind."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"Perfection is not an accident; it is the result of deliberate effort repeated countless times."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"I have found that the most satisfying work is that which challenges both one's mind and one's spirit."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The greatest satisfaction in work comes from knowing that what you have created will outlast you."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"In the perfection of our crafts lies the perfection of our character."
Jedediah Strutt
"Labor ennobles the spirit when pursued with dignity."
Jedediah Strutt
"In the repetition of work lies the path to mastery."
Jedediah Strutt
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"A man's worth is measured not by his station, but by his contribution to the manufactories of progress."
Richard Arkwright
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"I have found that discipline in the factory creates prosperity in the home."
Richard Arkwright
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"The worker who understands the purpose of his labor is twice as productive as one who merely obeys."
Richard Arkwright
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"I have never known a man who succeeded through idleness; only through intention."
Richard Arkwright