- Know
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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
- Fine Arts
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- Nov 07, 2020
The audience for comics has shifted dramatically. And the boundaries between books and fine arts have blurred. Maybe it's the globalization of fine art through the Internet - it's easy for certain groups to coalesce around a certain kind of work or medium.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like all of my previous work - which I also hope is a bit hard to categorise - 'The Oopsatoreum' is an illustrated book, so a combination of words and pictures that tell a kind of story.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
By itself, just to draw crazy creatures has limited appeal - if I had to give up one thing, it would be the wild imagination. When the work becomes too detached from ordinary life, it starts to fall apart. Fantasy needs to have some connection with reality, or it becomes of its own interest only, insular.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Perhaps the writer I've read the most of is Haruki Murakami, the Japanese writer, but I wouldn't necessarily say he's a favourite. I read him because I find his work so intriguing, but I don't necessarily feel I would follow this writer to the ends of the earth.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a younger person, I was obsessed with Ray Bradbury, and I think his stories did more to shape me as a storyteller than anybody else - even though, when I read them now, a lot of them seem overly sentimental. But that's probably the writer that I've thought about the most, even though I don't necessarily like a lot of his work.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friend Markus Zusak wrote a story from the point of view of death, 'The Book Thief.' I thought that's a great idea, where your omniscient narrator is death. I'm glad he had that idea because I wouldn't have been able to work so well with it.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
On a personal level, I never worry - I'm always up for the challenge, especially at City, and will keep my head down and work as hard as I can to play as often as I can.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, when the time comes for me to hang up my boots, I would love to stay and work with the City coaching staff. It would be great to give something back like that.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
To work with the kids and help them come through from the Academy to the first team would be brilliant.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love it if every company could give raises to the average worker for doing good work.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be truly engaged at work, your brain needs periodic breaks to gain fresh perspective and energy.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Smart vacations lead to greater happiness and energy at work and, therefore, greater productivity, intelligence, and resilience.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020