Work Quotes

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

22485 quotes

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"The man who is denied the right to work for himself is denied his humanity."
Frederick Douglass
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"I have been very careful to avoid being involved in anything but the work for which I was hired."
Rosa Parks
W
"The worker who creates should receive the reward for their creation."
W.E.B. Du Bois
W
"Work is a blessing. God has made work the price of all things."
W.E.B. Du Bois
S
"The true course is to recognize the woman question as an integral part of the labor question."
Susan B. Anthony
S
"The true course is to recognize that woman's work has always been essential."
Susan B. Anthony
B
"The individual who can do something that the world wants done is bound to make a living for himself and everybody else."
Booker T. Washington
B
"Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work."
Booker T. Washington
B
"The individual who can skillfully work with his own hands will never lack for employment."
Booker T. Washington
B
"Every man should acquire a trade or a profession that will enable him to earn a decent living."
Booker T. Washington
"You're not going to get anything unless you've got some discipline."
Malcolm X
"You will not achieve your goal without sacrifice and effort."
Malcolm X
"I'm trying to get myself a resting place. Maybe that's why I keep working."
Thurgood Marshall
"I'm just a lawyer trying to do my job and make America a better place."
Thurgood Marshall
F
"A man is worked upon by what he works upon."
Frederick Douglass
F
"The condition of the slave is the condition of labor under unfavorable circumstances."
Frederick Douglass
R
"Do the best you can with what you have where you are."
Rosa Parks
W
"Work culture and higher learning are no longer luxuries for the few."
W.E.B. Du Bois
W
"I am not merely a dreamer—I am a worker."
W.E.B. Du Bois
S
"Every woman should know how to earn her own living, regardless of her circumstances."
Susan B. Anthony
"History shows that nothing of permanent value has ever been achieved without hard work."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"The work of a lifetime may seem small, but if it serves justice, it is great."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"The work of justice is never easy, but it is always noble."
Emmeline Pankhurst
I
"We should resent working only for food and survival."
Indira Gandhi
"Action itself is often the best mode of thought."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"Work is the only religion I understand."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"Work gives purpose to life."
Jawaharlal Nehru
B
"Soap and water cost something, but they pay for themselves and make a good investment."
Booker T. Washington
B
"It is at the bottom that we must begin, not at the top."
Booker T. Washington
B
"Success comes from patient, diligent work done in the ordinary way that it must be done."
Booker T. Washington