Working Quotes

At home I am a man, at work I am a machine.

~ Amit Kalantri

Worship the work not the God, because work is God.

~ Amit Kalantri

Children take joy in their work and sometimes as adults we forget that's something we should continue doing.

~ Ashley Ormon

How you spend your time when you are not working or studying says everything about who you are and what is motivating your life.

~ Jennifer Elisabeth

American culture at large has failed working mothers.

~ Emily Matchar

The problem is that the media rarely discusses the real reasons behind why women leave their jobs. We hear a lot about the desire to be closer to the children, the love of crafting and gardening, and making food from scratch. But reasons like lack of maternity leave, lack of affordable day care, lack of job training, and unhappiness with the 24/7 work culture-well, those aren't getting very much airtime.

~ Emily Matchar

I find it a challenge to cooperate in a society where it's considered moral to critique a résumé yet immoral to critique morality.

~ Criss Jami

Human life and human labour were near. I must struggle on: strive to live and bend to toil like the rest.

~ Charlotte Brontë

Clockers asks--almost in passing, and there's a lot more to it than this--a pretty interesting question: if you choose to work for the minimum wage when everyone around you is pocketing thousands from drug deals, then what does that do to you, to your head and to your heart? (Hornby's thoughts after reading Clockers by Richard Price)

~ Nick Hornby

It is awesome to note that the works your work are working but that should not be a joy. The ultimate joy should be that the works of your work are indelible.

~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Life is for living and working at. If you find anything or anybody a bore, the fault is in yourself.

~ Elizabeth I

Avoid living in new homes and working in new offices due to the high levels of chemical out-gassing that they exhibit during their first year.

~ Steven Magee

I don't live to work. I work to live. Before I die I know I lived.

~ Jill Telford

I never wanted a too die for house, or a too die for car. I always wanted a too die for life.If you were to die tomorrow would you feel like you did everything you wanted to? Loved everyone and meant it? Lived with honesty and integrity? Stood up for what you believed in? Did you work to live or did you live to work? Those that hurt you or upset you did you try to work it out? Did you still love them from a distance even if they hurt you so bad? If not work to change and make it right before it's too late.Remember the house, the car, the money and the material possessions you can't take with you when your gone. All you have is YOU and what YOU were about. Remember that.

~ Jill Telford

Your life should consist of more than commuting, working, eating, surfing the Internet, sleeping and watching TV. Your life should be filled with purpose-driven experiences and projects that bring excitement, passion, energy, and authentic meaning and joy into your life.

~ Richie Norton

... you might have been born to work the land. But according to the fate you’ve made for yourself, you were meant to save it.

~ Eric Smith

We are capable of great works through the mighty power of the Holy Spirit.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in. One success is inherited, and the the next one is earned. While the last one is self-sought, self-served, and happens on its own terms.

~ Suzy Kassem

Do not worry about who get the credit or praise of the work done. Continue work to give your best.Your reward may come unexpected.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Do all the works you can while you still have the strength to work.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

In another thirty to fifty years, the demand for cheap labor will have produced even more machines over the employment of actual humans. And in that time frame, humans will have lost their voice, their power, all freedoms, and all worth. It is inevitable that machines will one day become the ultimate enemies of mankind. We are not evolving or progressing with our technology, only regressing. Technology is our friend today, but will be our enemy in the future.

~ Suzy Kassem

You can work to create a bright future.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Life must be terrible for working people, considering they spend every Friday night celebrating a two day break from it.

~ Robert Black

The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

~ Hippocrates

There is a great fulfillment when you commit your life to lifelong learning.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

In the grave, there is neither learning nor working. Learn while you can, work while you can.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You have to love what you do, to give your best.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I work so hard for profits because my dreams are expensive.

~ Amit Kalantri

A cup of tea is all I need to keep working.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

And then there is the most dangerous risk of all -- the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.

~ Randy Komisar

Don't drive a car in the dream, else you won't drive it on earth. Don't wish to become, else you won't become. Don't associate with fools, else your ancestors will be insulted. Don't be addicted to wine, else your pocket will be empty. Don't be drunk, else you'll be attacked.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

A good manager instills staff with self-confidence, teaches them to believe in themselves and helps them to realise their brilliance. Do not ever treat your staff with disrespect. It is competent until proven incompetent; not incompetent til proven competent.

~ Miya Yamanouchi

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

~ Amit Kalantri

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

~ Israelmore Ayivor

When God calls you to build 100 castles on earth and you built 98, take the 99th as if it's the begining of your work and work hard to finish the race with all excellence. Go the extra mile!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

You may have the greatest vision, plans or goals as you may term it. You can call it Vison 2020, Vision 2045 or whatever. But remember, not work is done unless a distance is covered!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Your dreams are like the cement. If you water it with actions, it becomes a hard concrete mass. But if you leave it exposed and unwatered, the air will easily blow it away!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

If you want your dreams to work out for you, you must work with them. Pay the price and have the package of your accomplishments in full versions.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Never quit on your dream, but learn to cut your losses and quit your plan if it is not working.

~ Ken Poirot

While you wait for your dream job, you can engage yourself with the available job.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita