Work Quotes
The daily grind, the creative struggle, and why what we do matters more than we think.
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"We live by work, not for it."Takver
"Work without joy is slavery."Shevek
"Paradise on Arrakis is the work of human hands."Paul Atreides
"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work."Sherlock Holmes
"I have nothing to do today. My practice is never very absorbing."Dr. John Watson
"It is my business to know things."Sherlock Holmes
"I would not touch this case if I didn't have a professional interest in it."Sherlock Holmes
"A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem."Sherlock Holmes
"My time value is by the hour."Sherlock Holmes
"I have preserved one amusement to myself in my serious life."Sherlock Holmes
"To work without reward is to discover work's true value"Shevek
"Work without choice is slavery"Shevek
"One must work with the tools which one has."Sherlock Holmes
"One must have method, system, order in one's life."Sherlock Holmes
"Work gives meaning even to a simple life"Charlie Gordon
"I cannot afford to waste energy upon trifles."Sherlock Holmes
"It is my business to know what other people do not know."Sherlock Holmes
"Work is the measure of our worth here"Odo
"I have nothing to do to-day. My practice is never very absorbing."Sherlock Holmes
"In the world of journalism, the truth is both weapon and shield."Mikael Blomkvist
"Journalism without integrity is merely propaganda."Erika Berger
"The work of becoming intelligent pales compared to the work of remaining human"Charlie Gordon
"My mind is like a racing engine, tearing itself to pieces because it is not connected up with the work for which it was built"Sherlock Holmes
"Data, data, data! I can't make bricks without clay."Sherlock Holmes
"Work without purpose is merely servitude"Shevek
"I have nothing to do today except to avoid boredom."Sherlock Holmes
"I am inclined to think that this has been a problem of the first importance."Sherlock Holmes
"I have no time for trifles, Watson. My energies must be reserved for the weightier matters."Sherlock Holmes
"I have notes of some twenty odd little problems."Sherlock Holmes
"Work is play when it's done for the love of it."Shevek
