Work Quotes
“A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.”
-- Alanis Morissette
“In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone.”
-- Donald Rumsfeld
“Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning.”
-- John Ruskin
“A work of art that contains theories is like an object on which the price tag has been left.”
-- Alexander Pope
“Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.”
-- Walt Disney
“Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it.”
-- Rainer Maria Rilke
“A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.”
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you.”
-- Constantin Stanislavski
“Music is for people. The word 'pop' is simply short for popular. It means that people like it. I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool.”
-- Eddie Van Halen
“The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well what is not worth doing at all.”
-- Gore Vidal
“If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.”
-- Jacques Yves Cousteau
“Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.”
-- Abdul Kalam
“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.”
-- Maya Angelou
“One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.”
-- Georgia O'Keeffe
“It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.”
-- Philip Green