- Nov 07, 2020
Work Quotes
Quotes on the meaning of work.
Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Three
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- Nov 07, 2020
Filmmaking these days is so technically advanced. When I started off, we had to wait for two to three months to see the rushes. But now you can see every scene on the monitor and you can see your work immediately.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work with 15 organisations that deal with issues ranging from environment protection and wildlife conservation to human rights, and women's and children's rights, etc.
- Mercedes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've sold my Mercedes and I'll be getting something electric. I work out of a thatch shed on the roof.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went through a phase of deep introspection. I realised that while doing films back to back, I was getting burnt out and not concentrating on quality. I wasn't preparing for my role and was working like a machine. When I saw the result on the big screen, I felt that the work I'd done was horrible.
- Conflict
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- Nov 07, 2020
The body of work I create combines traditional storylines and postmodern narrative strategies to approach themes such as belonging, identity politics and conflict, as well as the push towards - and resistance against - modernization.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I looked into corruption in Afghanistan through a work called 'Payback' and impersonated a police officer, set up a fake checkpoint on the street in Kabul and stopped cars, but instead of asking them for a bribe, offered them money and apologized on behalf of the Kabul Police Department.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still love coming into work everyday after so many years working as an actress. I've been working more or less continuously and I find I have to really want to do the project to make it work because you have to put such an enormous amount of effort into it.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have nothing against people having work done, it is when I hear tale of girls of 16 queuing up to get bigger breasts, that is when I despair.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love all Goop products, but I'll always have the Revitalizing Day Moisturizer on my desk at work or in my handbag.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
At age 14, you are just beginning to work out who you think you are, and being famous is a huge distortion of reality, and it's not healthy for a young person to be considered more special than their peers. So, I would say it hindered my self-esteem but in later years gave me a great perspective that I wouldn't have if I hadn't experienced that.
- Nov 07, 2020
Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work - which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I'm a lousy delegator, but I'm learning.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. I'm better now at picking out those that want to play that game with me, and those that don't.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020