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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
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being shortlisted for the Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize is, of course, a real honour for me and my work. When I wrote 'Conversations with Friends,' it was hard for me to imagine the book even finding readers - so it's a huge privilege to find it judged alongside such exciting and innovative new writing. I'm very grateful.
- Calling Card
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- Nov 07, 2020
Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
So many people think they need to have serious equipment. In the magazines and the media, they see all this stylish stuff, especially on TV, and they think, That's what I need to make it work. You don't. I'm attempting a little bit of liberation here.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just really want to do good work and work with some great people, people who challenge me.
- Nov 07, 2020
Stop hoping for a promotion that's not coming. Instead, start a business at which you want to work.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women bring some great qualities to work. We bring risk-awareness. We bring a greater focus on relationships. We bring more holistic decision-making than gentlemen do. We bring a more long-term perspective than gentlemen do. We tend to look for meaning and purpose in our jobs to a greater degree than gentlemen do.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are going to fire this person or hire that person, do it all in a concentrated period. The Band-Aid gets ripped off, and everybody goes back to work.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
He only seems to me to live, and to make proper use of life, who sets himself some serious work to do, and seeks the credit of a task well and skillfully performed.
- Changed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'
- Big Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know from my own experience that great films and great actors can have a really big influence on you. There is a place for art in the world, and if you're lucky enough to be good at something and to keep being given work, it's not such a bad thing.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work at R.E.I. was incredibly fulfilling and rewarding, especially the stewardship elements of it, the ability to connect young people to public lands close to home.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020