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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
- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is something about coming to a city to work that puts you in touch with it in a different way.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I see an artist whose work I like at a party - I'm old now, so I can do this - I go right over and tell them how much I like their work. Instantly, I'm on their side. The act of saying it takes away the competition. The act of saying it makes me not hate them anymore, because they're good.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work is about the world I live in. So, I sort of make a picture of my life or our lives. I'm always looking for something that is overlooked, so I need to constantly be aware of what's going on.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
This initial experience has not lived up to our expectations... and it is not acceptable. While these problems will require a lot of hard work, the bottom-line conclusion is this HealthCare.gov site is fixable.
- Brotherly
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother told me I was going to be a poet. I had a good brother. He did a lot of good brotherly work.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many readers know my work first through 'Housekeeping,' simply because it was my only novel for a pretty long time.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find that the hardest work in the world... is to persuade Easterners that growing up in the West is not intellectually crippling.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found for me that my safe place was work. I could control my environment. I became very fastidious and detailed, and wanted things a certain way.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.
- Bette
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- Nov 07, 2020
So, I certainly subscribe to what Bette said about acting being very hard work.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020