- 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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was going off to training and matches at Arsenal, my mum wouldn't be on the side cheering me on: she'd be working so I'd have football boots. I saw that you had to work hard if you wanted to do anything in life.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've realised that there is no magic trick to television; it just comes down to hard work and being prepared for every appearance and trying to get your point across as clearly as possible.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
At school, I had to work really hard to get a D in maths. And I wasn't slacking off; I actually did work quite hard.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes you catch people's eyes during the show, which is horrible and awkward. I can always see the people in the front row, and sometimes you get people who are fast asleep. Maybe they had a long day at work, but that's an expensive nap.
- Nov 07, 2020
I know guys respect work ethic, and they respect the guys that are invested and committed.
- Ethic
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my kids have worked in the family business. I've been successful at that. My family knows how to work. We all started working very young.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.
- Hospital
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the U.S., hospitals are rewarded for keeping hospital beds full. That's the market at work. The question is: should we work for the market, or should the market work for us?
- Broken
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- Nov 07, 2020
The message films that try to be message films always fail. Likewise with documentaries. The documentaries that work best are the ones that eschew a simple message for an odd angle. I found that one of the most spectacular films about the Middle East was 'Waltz With Bashir,' or 'The Gatekeepers,' or '5 Broken Cameras.'
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
You pull anyone from an alien planet down to Earth, and you want to show them great work, show them Tywin Lannister on 'Game of Thrones.' I mean, it's just as good as it gets.
- Handed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was really, really stagnating and getting bored in the steady work of television and didn't really know what movies I would be making that Hollywood would be making, and then I went on to 'Game of Thrones,' and it was just like, everything I've been waiting to do was handed to me by really nice people.
- Go Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hardest thing about being a full time chef is leaving my work behind when I go home at night. I'll toss and turn about a menu item or forget to order produce and wake up at 4 A.M. in a cold sweat over some artichokes.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people laugh at social media it's because they don't understand how much work is involved. It's like creating any kind of content.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020