- Fear
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- 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
- Level
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social, economic, educational and cultural fields.
- Hour
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work a seventeen hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I saw work shoes, I would know that that person worked. I was very worried about people with shiny, pointed shoes as a child.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I asked my mother why crowds shouted my name and said 'We love you,' she would dust it off by saying, 'Your work makes them happy.' She never let it go to my head.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was absolutely bathed in love. I was so young, starting at age 3, that working seemed very normal. I thought everybody went to work.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a disconnect in education and work. And corporates don't do a great job of skilling. In future, corporates and educational institutions will work closely.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 1980s were fantastic. This was a time when we were at the peak of our creative work. The question of whether we would exist or not - something which everybody used to ask, including ourselves - stopped. Profits kept pace with growth requirements. HCL had credibility - that was the biggest barrier we had to break.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem with copyright is it only protects that literal work. It doesn't protect the design and the ideas. That's unfortunate.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prior to 1980, people used to dictate to a secretary for preparing written documents and that person would then punch keys on a typewriter. I was inspired to invent a medium for doing this work by engaging just one person.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think of myself, an Iranian/American artist, and wonder what would I want if I'm ever imprisoned by the Iranian government for the work that I make? I answer: I would hope that the United States government comes to my rescue.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020