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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
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sure, theater is tough because you're not home at night a lot and you work on weekends - every job has its downside. But to do something that you love doing for two hours a night, that's a pretty sweet gig.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's part of the territory.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a great deal of cyberpunk that I admire, especially the work of William Gibson which I think is excellent. Somehow he speaks from his own heart and cyber punk is what comes out.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been largely undecided about everything for most of my life. I can barely commit to a phone bill... Somewhere along the line it has become my career due to continuing work.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of progressing in acting is turning down work, and that's hard; it's very, very hard to do. And I think you have to do that so as not to undermine your own sense of value.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you work in a creative environment, people get protective about their ideas. Sometimes it's justified; sometimes it's about ego.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I've moved, my work has changed radically.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand - I use those words interchangeably - another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I'm not one. I'd rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can't ignore.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only way back toward a democracy and economy that work for the majority is for most of us to get politically active once again, becoming organized and mobilized.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
What someone is paid has little or no relationship to what their work is worth to society.
- Concentrated
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- Nov 07, 2020
As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other assets. The income from these assets is now concentrating even faster than income from work.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously, personal responsibility is important. But there's no evidence that people who are poor are less ambitious than anyone else. In fact, many work long hours at backbreaking jobs.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020