Work Quotes

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

22485 quotes

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"Work gives meaning to life."
Amy Lowell
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"Work with integrity, and the rest follows."
William Carlos Williams
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"The work of living is never finished."
William Carlos Williams
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"I learned that passion without discipline is merely noise."
Hilda Doolittle
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"The work of transformation begins within the self."
Hilda Doolittle
"Work becomes noble when it expresses our vision."
Wallace Stevens
"Work is the best antidote to despair."
Fannie Hurst
"Work gives life meaning."
Fannie Hurst
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"A man or woman should choose a profession for profit, not passion."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
"What one means by finding the right word is the effort involved in it."
Marianne Moore
"The difficult it is that does not tire."
Marianne Moore
"There is no such thing as accuracy without care."
Marianne Moore
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"The work of the artist is to render the invisible visible."
Hart Crane
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"Work is the foundation of dignity."
Amy Lowell
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"Work gives meaning to life."
Amy Lowell
"Work becomes meaningful when we infuse it with our full imaginative attention."
Wallace Stevens
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"The work itself is the reward."
Hilda Doolittle
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"The work teaches the artist what needs to be said."
Hilda Doolittle
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"The labor we most honor is that of self-control."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Work is the natural exercise and the pleasurable function of every human being."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Excellence is a habit."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Work with purpose creates meaning in life."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Work that matters gives life purpose."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Fannie Hurst
"Our work is meaningful when it serves something beyond ourselves."
Marianne Moore
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"There is nothing wrong with doing the same thing over and over again if you love what you do."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"Work with all your heart as if for the Lord himself, not for men."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"Work is love made visible."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"The labor we each do is part of the labor all do together."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"The pursuit of perfection is the enemy of good work."
Amy Lowell