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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
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
The main reason I did 'Captain America' was because I wanted to get out of my own head and stop taking my work so seriously.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so wide; that's what I love most about my career. It's been varied, and the music has been varied, because I find myself getting bored pretty easily. So for me, to work in the studio has been great. I didn't go on the road; I just worked on a different project every day, a different kind of music, and that's the challenge I love.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I continue to be disappointed that people don't try and diversify the kind of work they are doing in comics.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
It didn't take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work looks like a comic book in form, but it's not a typical comic book in content. I write autobiographical stuff.
- Copy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way I write is, I listen to things in my head, and then I copy them down. I memorize conversations and things like that; I seem to be able to do that pretty well. I suppose in that respect there's some improvisation, although I work over the stuff after I've got it down on paper.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to be a freelance writer for the rest of my life, unless I get some kind of real lucky break. But other than that, I'll always have to work. I always worry about whether my stuff is going to get over. Will they like this, will they like that?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worry about getting work, and then when I get it, I worry about doing it well. I don't want to just go through the motions and give people stuff. This stuff is really important to me.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to keep doing as much work as I can, and I want to keep the level high. I'm wondering if something is going to happen to me to screw it up.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our company is built on people - those who work for us, and those we do business with.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spend so much of my day at work. I would like to have the workplace be part of a healthier strategy. Reminding me more about walking the steps rather than taking that elevator. Not just promoting healthier food in the cafeteria, but providing information on healthier choices. I use it when I look at the alternatives.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've found the 90-10 rule to be pretty true: 90 percent of what I come up with and write down is kinda 'eh,' and then somehow, someway, 10 percent of it happens to work out really great in my act.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020