Work Quotes

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

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"I believe that systems and organization are keys to growth."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I believe in the power of focused attention and concentration."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Pride in one's work is the foundation of excellence."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but only about doing the job better each day."
Henry Ford
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"Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice."
Henry Ford
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"An almost fanatical attention to distribution and cost factors came first; out of them came the design."
Henry Ford
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"A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large."
Henry Ford
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"The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not going to make money nor will he find much love in the world."
Henry Ford
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"You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living."
Henry Ford
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"Discipline in art creates the paradox of liberation."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Work becomes meaningful when aligned with purpose."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Work becomes purposeful when it serves something greater than itself."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The way to become rich is as plain as the way to the poorhouse; as the one is to work, the other is idleness."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The man who has never lost himself in absorbing work has missed life's greatest pleasure."
Andrew Carnegie
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"A man's best friends are his ten fingers. If he keeps them busy, he will have few idle hands to cause trouble."
Andrew Carnegie
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"A man who takes no pride in his work, no matter how humble, has already begun to fail in life's greatest enterprise."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The dignity of labor lies not in the task, but in the commitment and integrity with which it is performed."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor to succeed."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I was taught to work; this was not a burden but a school of strength."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I believe in the dignity of labor."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I never worked just for the money; I worked for the love of the work itself."
John D. Rockefeller
"Craftsmanship is the bridge between inspiration and realization."
Pierre Boulez
"A composer without discipline is merely a dreamer with instruments."
Pierre Boulez
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"Most people work hard at their job and spend the rest of the time watching television."
John Cage
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"I work until the music tells me it is complete"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Work becomes play when we engage fully in the present moment."
Pauline Oliveros
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"I'm very pleased that I can do my best."
Yoko Ono
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"I'm very committed to my craft."
Yoko Ono
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Yoko Ono