- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You want hard workers. You'd be surprised how many people tell me, 'I don't need to work hard. I'm smart.' Really?
- Burger King
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kind of work on an airplane. The Burger King brand headquarters is in Miami. The Tim's headquarters and our head office is in Toronto. And we have international offices for the brands in Switzerland and Singapore, so I kind of bop back and forth around all the offices. And I try to spend most of my time visiting our restaurant owners.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a play, back in the day, called 'Sucker Punch,' and it meant so much for me. I was 21. And I went, 'I just want to do work like that.' Stuff I believe in. And when I have compromised, I've never really felt good about it.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I'll work in America, sometimes I'll work in England. What's important is fulfilment. I just want to tell stories.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who work with me say I have a four-step response to new ideas: rejection, reconsideration, acceptance, ownership. I need to listen more patiently.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
My time is focused on family and work. I need to find a way to spend more time with my friends - and cycling.
- Nov 07, 2020
That walk around the block, that fresh air, is going to help you work more quickly and effectively when you get back.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun.
- Conscious Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
The conscious mind can only pay attention to about four things at once. If you've got these nagging voices in your head telling you to remember to pick up the laundry and call so-and-so, they're competing in your brain for neural resources with the stuff you're actually trying to do, like getting your work done.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of us feel as though we are overloaded and overwhelmed by all the things that are happening, and we can't stop work for even five minutes or we'll fall behind: the idea that if we don't take breaks, we're being more productive.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are people from lots of different fields in my department. In my lab, they come from computer science, education, psychophysics, psychology, music - and we all work together, and it feels very comfortable. All the careers I've had have been interdisciplinary; working in a studio is like being an engineer and a musician and a therapist.
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