Work Quotes

To some women, a job plays the role of a man. To most women, a man plays the role of a job.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

All civilized wo/men are prostitutes: Some sell what's between their legs, the rest sell what's between their ears.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

In the men I love heroes, in the work I love heroism

~ Amit Kalantri

If women are breadwinners and men bring home the bacon, why do people complain about having no dough? I'm confused. Also hungry.

~ Stephen Colbert

Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.

~ Paul Arden

Yet in reality, the likelihood of reaching the pinnacle of capitalist society today is only marginally better than were the chances of being accepted into the French nobility four centuries ago, though at least an aristocratic age was franker, and therefore kinder, about the odds. It did not relentlessly play up the possibilities open to all those with a take on the future of the potato crisp, and so, in turn, did not cruelly equate an ordinary life with a failed one.Our era is perverse in passing off an exception as a rule.

~ Alain De Botton

Every true leader is in the business of God. The good news is that God’s business does not yield loses. Most leaders fail because they claim to be in a business whose owner they never know!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Don’t waste time worrying about work/life balance, or looking for your best self, sham “secrets” or any other snake oil being pushed by sloppy hippies who have never built a business, let alone a bankroll, or you will wake up 20 years from now poor, pissed off and primed for a midlife crisis.

~ Ari Gold

Business is boss, politics is servant.

~ Amit Kalantri

In a sense, discouragement does not have to exist. Allow it to be rather the encouragement to honestly reconsider all the options, then, as necessary, shine on.

~ Criss Jami

Do extremely difficult work.That seems obvious, right? If you do something that's valued but scarce because it's difficult, you're more likely to be in demand and to be compensated fairly for what you do.The implication is stunning, though: When designing a project or developing a skill, seek out the most difficult parts to master and contribute. If it's easy, it's not for you.

~ Seth Godin

Japanese universities have a chair system that is a fixed hierarchy. This has its merits when trying to work as a laboratory on one theme. But if you want to do original work you must start young, and young people are limited by the chair system. Even if students cannot become assistant professors at an early age they should be encouraged to do original work....Industry is more likely to put its research effort into its daily business. It is very difficult for it to become involved in pure chemistry. There is a need to encourage long-range research, even if we don't know its goal and if its application is unknown.

~ Kenichi Fukui

The PC principle is to always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

~ Stephen R. Covey

Most business meetings involve one party elaborately suppressing a wish to shout at the other: 'just give us the money'.

~ Alain De Botton

Do what you love but do what it takes to do what you love.

~ Todd Stocker

If everything came easy in business everyone would have a business and be millionaires. It takes hard work, consistent effort and courage to keeping fighting the monster of failure.

~ Delaine Robins

The world of romance and business works on this principle - You may be rejected several times, but not everyone will reject you.

~ Amit Kalantri

Few teams sometimes fails miserably because team members wish to work in the team but they want to be recognized individualy.

~ Amit Kalantri

Let's get one thing clear, there may be few or many successful people in your profession, but there is going to be only one hero in that profession.

~ Amit Kalantri

When a person travels through a few years with an organization, or with a partnership, or any other kind of working association, he leaves a 'wake' behind in these two areas, task and relationship: what did he accomplish and how did he deal with people?

~ Henry Cloud

Don't work for something in Exchange, Work on something for a Change.

~ Kevin Awad

Pleasure and business, unlike oil and water, can sometimes be mixed.

~ James J. Freeland

If you want things to change, you must change. If you want things to get better, you must get better.

~ Ted Atoka

A major reason many Americans still struggle to find meaningful work is because they are using tactics from the 1990s and early 2000s. The future for employment is now here...and it's online.~February 21, 2013 as featured by CBS Money Watch

~ Matt Keener

The Tanakh teaches that, “The diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor”. Most Jews work for themselves and hire employees instead of being employees.

~ H.w. Charles

The moment you try working on what appears difficult to you, you will start noticing it’s loopholes that you can breakthrough.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Negativity may misguide a person to see daylight as moonlight, and then he goes to sleep instead of rising up to work. No every irresponsible act is caused by laziness, negative attitudes take a bigger share!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

It’s awkward to wake up one day to see the trumpet working hard to lead in the shoes of the microphone. You can only lead where you can function better!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Excuses will not take you far, they will take you out. The success of your many excuses doesn’t mean you will run away from the work. It means the work will run away from you!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

To make plans and not make good use of them is like “betraying your success helpmate” after getting to know him. Make plans, get prepared, but let the work be done!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Never be anxious about maintaining the position you occupy. Be anxious about maintaining your good character and you will never lose your leadership influence!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

You can’t live outside the manual of your manufacturer and perform the function He created you for. God’s word is His manual, obey and take the lead!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

True leaders are ready to sweat when making rehearsal, than to cry tears when actually practicing. To save the tears, be ready to sweat!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Before you can brighten the corner where you are, you must first develop dislike for the initial dull corner you once endured. You can’t change what you are comfortable with.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

You can’t keep your feet on the ground, hoping to enjoy the fruits of your labour. The fruits are on the top; keep climbing till you pluck them with your hands!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

No one on earth is functionless. The problem we usually have is that functions of people are being displayed in the wrong positions! Change position!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

There is no harvest without hard work, therefore never expect chance to solve your problems of abject need for you. You must take deliberate actions!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Choose to be great in your field of choice and work it out. Choose that your harvest will be abundant and strive for it. Choose to be a success and prepare for it. Choose to be a winner and fight for it. Success is a choice!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Whatever you can think about, you can have it realized, provided you can work out the suggestions of your imaginations.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

You can’t expect to be who God wanted you to be if you don’t improve on upon your talents, abilities, and actions to the peak of the potentials you carry.

~ Israelmore Ayivor