work quotes

“Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums.”

“Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.”

— Mother Teresa

“There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.”

— Mother Teresa

“There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.”

— Mother Teresa

“Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.”

— Hippocrates

“My idea, as the whole world knows, is that the capitalist system now doesn't work either for the United States or the world, driving it from crisis to crisis, which are each time more serious.”

— Fidel Castro

“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.”

— Oscar Wilde

“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”

— Paulo Coelho

“Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.”

— Antonio Gaudi

“I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.”

— Ray Bradbury

“I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch.”

— Antonio Banderas

“It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who worked for the people.”

— Antonio Banderas

“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.”

— Robert Frost

“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.”

— Pablo Picasso

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

— Confucius

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

— Confucius

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”

— Confucius

“In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might. ”

— Winston Churchill

“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

“Change yourself and your work will seem different.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

“There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.”

— Andre Gide

“It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.”

— Andre Gide

“Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.”

— Andre Gide

work quotes

“Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums.”

“I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.”

“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.”

“There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.”

“There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.”

“Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.”

“My idea, as the whole world knows, is that the capitalist system now doesn't work either for the United States or the world, driving it from crisis to crisis, which are each time more serious.”

“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.”

“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”

“Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.”

“I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.”

“I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch.”

“It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who worked for the people.”

“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.”

“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.”

“Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.”

“The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.”

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.”

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”

“In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might. ”

“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.”

“Change yourself and your work will seem different.”

“There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.”

“It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.”

“Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.”