Work quotes

Work is an integral part of our lives, occupying a significant amount of our time and energy. Whether it's pursuing a career, running a business, or engaging in a passion project, work provides us with opportunities for growth, fulfillment, and success. This category is dedicated to exploring the various dimensions of work, from productivity and motivation to perseverance and leadership.

In this collection of work quotes, you will find wisdom from renowned individuals who have excelled in their respective fields. These quotes offer valuable insights into the ethos of work, inspiring us to embrace challenges, harness our potential, and strive for excellence. Whether you're seeking inspiration for a demanding project, looking for guidance on work-life balance, or in need of a reminder about the importance of perseverance, these quotes will resonate with individuals from all walks of professional life.

The quotes within this category encompass a wide range of topics related to work, including teamwork, creativity, time management, and success. They provide a wealth of wisdom, lessons, and perspectives that can help us navigate the complexities of the modern working world. Whether you're a student embarking on a new career journey, an entrepreneur facing the challenges of building a business, or a seasoned professional seeking renewed motivation, these quotes will serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement.

So, scroll through this collection of work quotes and allow the wisdom of these remarkable individuals to fuel your passion, spark innovation, and guide your professional journey. Regardless of where you are in your work life, these quotes serve as powerful reminders that with dedication, determination, and the right mindset, you can achieve incredible things and contribute meaningfully to the world through your work.

How lawyers make work for one another! You're all priests, worshipping the same god. No wonder you adore one another.
The time for your labor has been granted.
Perry Como
Perry Como
Singer
I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life.
Most of the work I make uses materials that are a bit outside of the traditional fine art world.
Erika Christensen
Erika Christensen
Film actress
I have pictures from work that I'm sending to my family. I send them scripts that I'm working on so they can be excited and know what's up with me.
E. B. White
E. B. White
Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved Classics
Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.
Russell Hoban
Russell Hoban
Versatile Author & Creative Storyteller
I'll never retire. They'll have to take my computer out of my cold, dead hands. I'm addicted to writing. I feel physically unwell if I'm not doing it.
D.T. Suzuki
D.T. Suzuki
Pioneer of Zen Buddhism in the West
I am an artist at living - my work of art is my life.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel Heroes
I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.
Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackay
Business Guru & Motivational Speaker
When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.
Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
Iconic James Bond Actor
I'd hate to feel in a comfort zone while I am working. That's not the way I like to do things. I want to be pressurized and challenged every day.
Aisha Tyler
Aisha Tyler
American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host
Real success and accomplishment, at whatever it is you are passionate about, requires real work. Real sacrifice. Real disappointment. Real failure. And it requires the ability to scrape your sorry ass up off the floor, stumble to your feet, wipe the rivulets of watery drool from your face, and do it again, like an obstinate toddler running against the wall with his head in a bucket.
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host
I've been very fortunate to go from interesting chapter to interesting chapter. I've always enjoyed the process and always enjoyed working more really than the end result of what it achieves. I'm more interested in doing the work.
Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell
American actor, comedian, producer, and writer
I think my new iPhone 5S is broken. I pressed the home button and I'm still at work
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in 1963
It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
American country music singer, actress and businesswoman
I totally love to act. I don't care if it's a musical, a comedy. I just like to work and interact with other people.
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Indian actress and model
I don't think I've done any profound work yet... People ask me, 'How would you want to be remembered?' I tell them I don't want to be remembered! I'm not here to become a Madhubala or receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. I'm not that kind of a person. And I'm not brash about it; it's just the way I am.
Eli Roth
Eli Roth
American film director, producer, and actor
I get a little too obsessive with work.
Agyness Deyn
Agyness Deyn
English Model
Fashion isn't me, even though I work in it. It's just materialistic stuff.
I am not conscious of working especially hard, or of 'working' at all. Writing and teaching have always been, for me, so richly rewarding that I don't think of them as work in the usual sense of the word.
Ideas rather than methods are central to they way I work, although drawing plays a central generative role in everything I do.
D.T. Suzuki
D.T. Suzuki
Pioneer of Zen Buddhism in the West
The meaning of service is to do the work assigned ungrudgingly and without thought of personal reward material or moral.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel Heroes
If you enjoy what you do, if you are interested in what you do, I really think that's the best situation.
Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
Iconic James Bond Actor
I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work. The genuine truth, and I do think about this a lot, is that I'm one of the least competitive people you'll ever meet. Except with myself.
Aisha Tyler
Aisha Tyler
American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host
If you haven't noticed yet, working sucks. Unless you are a racecar driver or an astronaut or Beyonce, working is completely and utterly devoid of awesome. It is hard, it lasts all day, the lighting is generally fluorescent, and, apparently, drinking at your desk is frowned upon. If you ever needed to ruin someone's fun, I mean really poop a party, just move things to the workplace. Fun terminated.
A writer’s life is in his work, and that is the place to find him.
I feel that there's hardly any irony in my work; if there's anything, there'll be sincerity, which people sometimes find hard to deal with.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel Heroes
I don't really see a need to retire as long as I am having fun.
Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
Iconic James Bond Actor
I’m potentially worth a lot of money, but I’ve got to go and make something that’s worth a lot of money.
The cleaning is something I use as a reward if I get some work done. I go into a very happy state of mind when I'm vacuuming.
Melbourne is a fantastic place to work, but it's not the centre of the world.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel Heroes
There's never a time when I'm not working. I don't take vacations.