- Love
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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
- Fraught
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing fiction is for me a fraught business, an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel, and sometimes all the way through. The work process is totally different from writing nonfiction. You have to sit down every day and make it up.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work has been in the field of engaged Buddhism. That is my own practice, which began in 1965 that formed the base for the work I was doing in the civil rights and anti-war movement.
- Difficult People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've worked in the prison system, on death row and maximum security. I did that work for six years. I've worked with some of the most difficult people in our society. Buddhism was accessible and helpful for these individuals.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his books.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
We champion freedom - but Brexit will mean the next generation is less free to live, work and love across Europe.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was studying chemistry, and this is a physically hard job because you are in the laboratory, you work hard, and you come home in the late afternoon or in the evening and you always needed a break.
- Nov 07, 2020
I will not talk to journalists about anything that does not concern my work as a scientist or lecturer.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as an athlete.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
The top Bengali directors in Bollywood know about me and the work that I have done. I have worked with everyone, from Anurag Basu, Pradeep Sarkar to Shoojit Sircar.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020