- 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
It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother had no interest in cartoons. I remember thinking, 'I am never going to grow into that person.' Which is so ironic - now I get to work on 'Family Guy' and 'The Simpsons' and 'Futurama', all of these great animated series! TV was my passion.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my work is on the stage, you can be rested assured I'm going to make use of it as a platform for activism as much as possible.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a big 'Blue Valentine' fan. I really loved that movie. And I thought the performances were just unbelievably real, which is certainly what I always strive for in my work.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inevitably, I think the people that want to work with me are also the people that I want to work with.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no shame in making music that maybe, if you listen to it long enough, you'll realize you've heard this or that part of it before. I'm still very excited by an amazingly written song, so that's really the thing that I work on when I make records with people.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Basically, the way I do it is I get to work with a bunch of people; get a bunch of great people together, and you'll be able to get something cool on the other side.
- Boards
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not really a knob-twiddler. I always work with an engineer; I'm not super hands-on when it comes to mixing boards and computers. I'm much more about what I'm hearing and what it needs to be like. I deal with songs and ideas and instruments.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jose Mourinho is a great coach. I would really like to work with him, and I once came close. He knows what weapons to use against teams, and he has won everything.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a danger in romanticizing what it means to be a writer. Because what it really means is hard, hard work. It means tearing your hair out. Feeling like your head is about to explode.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
You want to give your children better than what you had and make them feel like they have everything. But I think there is also a lot of value in making them work for things and allowing them to see other places.
- Amazing Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly, it's the most amazing feeling in the world to be able to work on something that you're really proud of.
- Got
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got to work with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and that's the thing that you dream of.
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- Nov 07, 2020
America was built by immigrants. Immigrants come here for work - to contribute and get to a better place. That's my story. It's a story of hope.
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- Nov 07, 2020