- Me
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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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think the roles that I'm necessarily known for in this country are my best work, or even anywhere near it. I didn't think I was great in 'Arcadia.' I think it's a great part and a great play and had a lot of attention.
- Disappointment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm hoping that a lifetime of compromise and disappointment will read as extra depth and layers in my work.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, thing is, after they cancelled 'Zen', I didn't work for eight months. And in that case, it was not my choice. After I've done something that I'm really proud of and I think changes the way I'm perceived, the immediate reaction is: nothing.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it came to using elements of your personal life in your work, my mother was the master, or the mistress. There were three or four songs she wrote about my father - songs about failed love.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think my husband's work depends on what I say and what I do. My husband stands on his own two feet.
- Donor
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- Nov 07, 2020
My husband and I adopted our children through a private agency, Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children. As a nonprofit organization, it relies on client fees as well as donor support to do its work.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a binge reader, with a tendency to throw myself at a writer, immerse myself in their work.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't know, at 22, that regret is useless. If I could go back and change something - give myself some big break, pass along some secret information, reassure myself that most things would, in fact, work out - I don't think I would.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before the arrival of my first son, I gave up on the moribund business of magazine publishing, where I had long dreamed of a career, and went to work in advertising. That I could be paid great money to write was incredibly hard to believe.
- Nov 07, 2020
Subtlety doesn't work with kids.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work when I work, and that is often dictated by the things I cannot control.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work when I'm alone, but I have children and a family and a job, so alone time is at a premium.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
As for radio and movies, I like the movies better, although the work is much harder. The cinema has microphone technique, staging, and glamour all wrapped up into one.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020