Work

“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” — Simon Sinek

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison

“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile.” — Og Mandino

“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.” — James Allen

“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” — Vincent van Gogh

“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” — Richard Bach

“I learned the value of hard work by working hard. ” — Margaret Mead

“Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.” — Stephen Hawking

“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.” — Michael Jordan

“The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live. ” — Charlie Chaplin

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to focus.” — Alexander Graham Bell

“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.” — Michael Jordan

“The greatest weariness comes from work not done.” — Eric Hoffer

“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” — Anne Frank

“I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estee Lauder

“The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.” — Amelia Earhart

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt

“Confidence is not a guarantee of success, but a pattern of thinking that will improve your likelihood of success, a tenacious search for ways to make things work.” — John Eliot

“First comes the shy wish. Then you must have the heart to have the dream. Then, you work, and work. ” — Estee Lauder

“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.” — Colin Powell

“Receive without complaint, Work with fate.” — Ming-Dao Deng

“Stop wasting time defending your problems and work on addressing them instead.” — Celestine Chua

“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” — Jim Rohn

“If it's not broken, tinker with it till you find out how it works.” — Bob Proctor

“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.” — Oprah Winfrey

“Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.” — Napoleon Hill

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.” — Colin Powell

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” — Aristotle

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. ” — Steve Jobs

“Desire for the fruits of work must never be your motive in working.” — Bhagavad Gita

“This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” — Alan Watts

“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.” — Samuel Butler

“All happiness depends on courage and work.” — Honore de Balzac

“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” — Henry Ford

“Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.” — Roy T. Bennett

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ” — Confucius

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” — Benjamin Franklin

“Friendship takes time and energy if it's going to work.” — Betty White

“Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.” — Alexander Graham Bell

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu

“The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.” — Brian Tracy

“What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!” — Charles Darwin

“Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Don't concern yourself with the money. Be of service. Build. Work. Dream. Create.” — Earl Nightingale

“As long as a human being worries about when he will die, and what he has that is his, all of his works are zero.” — Kabir

“Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” — Earl Nightingale

“Life is trying things to see if they work.” — Ray Bradbury

“No idea, no matter how good, will work if it doesn't get used.” — Peter A. Cohen