Work

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
James Matthew Barrie
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. ” — James Matthew Barrie
Maya Angelou
“Nothing will work unless you do.” — Maya Angelou
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
Maxime Lagace
“The truly rich men are the ones who have health, loved ones and a work they love.” — Maxime Lagace
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“If you don't find the time, if you don't do the work, you don't get the results.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Simon Sinek
“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” — Simon Sinek
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
Michael Jordan
“If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.” — Michael Jordan
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
Elon Musk
“It's very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life and your job is gonna be quite miserable.” — Elon Musk
Ray Bradbury
“Life is trying things to see if they work.” — Ray Bradbury
Colin Powell
“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.” — Colin Powell
Stephen King
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and got to work.” — Stephen King
Jon Kabat-zinn
“Like it or not, this moment is all we really have to work with.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Unknown
“If the plan doesn't work, change the plan, but never the goal.” — Unknown
Charlie Chaplin
“The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live. ” — Charlie Chaplin
Earl Nightingale
“Don't concern yourself with the money. Be of service. Build. Work. Dream. Create.” — Earl Nightingale
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
Celestine Chua
“Stop wasting time defending your problems and work on addressing them instead.” — Celestine Chua
George Bernard Shaw
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” — George Bernard Shaw
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
George Bernard Shaw
“The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.” — George Bernard Shaw
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Work is always an antidote to depression.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Criss Jami
“The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works.” — Criss Jami
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Kabir
“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
Vince Lombardi
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi
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
Robert Kiyosaki
“Thinking is the hardest work there is. That is why so few people engage in it.” — Robert Kiyosaki
Colin Powell
“A dream doesn't become reality through magic it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” — Colin Powell
Thomas Edison
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” — Thomas Edison
Brian Tracy
“The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.” — Brian Tracy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stephen Hawking
“Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.” — Stephen Hawking
Anne Frank
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” — Anne Frank
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
Henry Ford
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” — Henry Ford
Oprah Winfrey
“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
Betty White
“Friendship takes time and energy if it's going to work.” — Betty White
John Carmack
“Focused, hard work is the real key to success.” — John Carmack
Andrew Carnegie
“TEAMWORK: the fuel that allows common people attain uncommon results.” — Andrew Carnegie
Amelia Earhart
“The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.” — Amelia Earhart
Vidal Sassoon
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vidal Sassoon
Estee Lauder
“First comes the shy wish. Then you must have the heart to have the dream. Then, you work, and work. ” — Estee Lauder
Josh Waitzkin
“The real art in learning takes place as we move beyond proficiency, when our work becomes an expression of our essence.” — Josh Waitzkin
Buddha
“Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.” — Buddha
Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. ” — Henry Ford
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Alexander Graham Bell
“Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought.” — Alexander Graham Bell

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