Work

Andrew Carnegie
“The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.” — Andrew Carnegie
Og Mandino
“Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile.” — Og Mandino
Gary Keller
“Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.” — Gary Keller
Steve Jobs
“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
Samuel Butler
“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.” — Samuel Butler
Elbert Hubbard
“If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.” — Elbert Hubbard
Lao Tzu
“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
Ray Bradbury
“Life is trying things to see if they work.” — Ray Bradbury
Gustave Flaubert
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” — Gustave Flaubert
Theodore Roosevelt
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” — Theodore Roosevelt
John Carmack
“If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.” — John Carmack
John Carmack
“Focused, hard work is the real key to success.” — John Carmack
Stephen Hawking
“Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.” — Stephen Hawking
Ralph Marston
“Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” — Ralph Marston
Charles Darwin
“What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!” — Charles Darwin
Betty White
“Friendship takes time and energy if it's going to work.” — Betty White
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Michael Jordan
“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.” — Michael Jordan
Honore De Balzac
“All happiness depends on courage and work.” — Honore de Balzac
Estee Lauder
“I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estee Lauder
Thomas Edison
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison
John Eliot
“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
Bhagavad Gita
“Desire for the fruits of work must never be your motive in working.” — Bhagavad Gita
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Edison
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” — Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” — Henry Ford
Maxime Lagace
“The truly rich men are the ones who have health, loved ones and a work they love.” — Maxime Lagace
Vincent Van Gogh
“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” — Vincent van Gogh
Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. ” — Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
“TEAMWORK: the fuel that allows common people attain uncommon results.” — Andrew Carnegie
Michael Jordan
“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.” — Michael Jordan
Celestine Chua
“Stop wasting time defending your problems and work on addressing them instead.” — Celestine Chua
Jim Rohn
“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” — Jim Rohn
Samuel Butler
“Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” — Samuel Butler
Aristotle
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.” — Aristotle
George Bernard Shaw
“The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.” — George Bernard Shaw
Robert Kiyosaki
“Thinking is the hardest work there is. That is why so few people engage in it.” — Robert Kiyosaki
Buddha
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” — Buddha
Alexander Graham Bell
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to focus.” — Alexander Graham Bell
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Work is always an antidote to depression.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Pablo Picasso
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” — Pablo Picasso
Elbert Hubbard
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” — Elbert Hubbard
Anne Frank
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” — Anne Frank
Criss Jami
“The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works.” — Criss Jami
Unknown
“If the plan doesn't work, change the plan, but never the goal.” — Unknown
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Stephen King
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and got to work.” — Stephen King
Simon Sinek
“The only way to 'find out if it will work out' is to do it.” — Simon Sinek
Peter A. Cohen
“No idea, no matter how good, will work if it doesn't get used.” — Peter A. Cohen
Colin Powell
“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.” — Colin Powell

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