Work Quotes

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

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"Machinery taking the place of labourers affords us the most unequivocal proof of the soundness of the labour theory of value."
Turing, Alan
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"A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal computing machine."
Turing, Alan
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"Work is not just about making money; it is about contributing to society."
Dennett, Daniel
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"Work should be meaningful, not just lucrative."
Dennett, Daniel
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"Work becomes fulfilling when it aligns with our deeper values."
Jackson, Frank
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"Work is worship when done with full presence and intention."
Jackson, Frank
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"Collaboration is more productive than competition in the pursuit of knowledge."
Dennett, Daniel
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"The work that matters most is often the work no one acknowledges."
Jackson, Frank
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"The work that matters cannot be outsourced or delegated away."
Jackson, Frank
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do"
Wisdom, John
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"Work gives meaning when it aligns with our values."
Davidson, Donald
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"Work without purpose is merely sophisticated slavery."
Wisdom, John
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"Work becomes meaningful when it serves something beyond itself."
Wisdom, John
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"Work that lacks meaning is merely the passing of time; work with purpose is the flowering of the soul."
Wisdom, John
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"Work becomes meaningful when it serves something beyond ourselves."
Wisdom, John
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"Labor as you would for your sustenance, for the laborer is worthy of his hire."
Moore, George Edward
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"Work gives meaning to life."
Moore, George Edward
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"The work belongs to those who have had the fortune to do it well."
Austin, John Langshaw
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"Action, the only activity that goes on directly between men without the intermediary of things, is the one activity from which men are freed by no automation."
Arendt, Hannah
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"Labor is the exertion of the body in reproduction of bodily necessities."
Arendt, Hannah
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"Only the actors know what they are doing."
Arendt, Hannah
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"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important."
Russell, Bertrand
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"The work we do is a reflection of the person we are becoming."
Wisdom, John
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"Work that aligns with purpose is never merely labor."
Wisdom, John
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"Work becomes noble when done for noble purpose."
Moore, George Edward
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"Work with intention, not merely obligation."
Moore, George Edward
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"Work gains dignity when it serves purposes beyond mere survival."
Austin, John Langshaw
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"Work becomes meaningful when it contributes to something beyond ourselves."
Austin, John Langshaw
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"Work is the nearest thing we know to prayer."
Weil, Simone
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"Work sanctifies the soul."
Weil, Simone