Quotes about work
work grants hard
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work. Horace
work-out perfect suffering
The forces which are working out the great scheme of perfect happiness, taking no account of incidental suffering, exterminate such sections of mankind as stand in their way, with the same sternness that they exterminate beasts of prey and herds of useless ruminants. Herbert Spencer
work grief men
Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness. Herman Melville
work humanity wicked
True Work is the necessity of poor humanity's earthly condition. The dignity is in leisure. Besides, 99 hundredths of all the work done in the world is either foolish and unnecessary, or harmful and wicked. Herman Melville
work politics leisure
They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure. Herman Melville
work men two
A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent. Herbert Beerbohm Tree
work men bread-of-life
As a preacher, I should be prompted to tell men, not so much how to get their wheat bread cheaper, as of the bread of life compared with which that is bran. Let a man only taste these loaves, and he becomes a skillful economist at once. Henry David Thoreau
work exercise mind
What exercise is to the body, employment is to the mind and morals. Henry David Thoreau
work hard-work hard
Those who work much do not work hard. Henry David Thoreau
work men doors
The man who does not betake himself at once and desperately to sawing is called a loafer, though he may be knocking at the doors of heaven all the while. Henry David Thoreau
work cat zanzibar
It is not worth while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar. Henry David Thoreau
work ease crowds
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure. Henry David Thoreau
work humble mean
If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated? Henry David Thoreau
work love-you pleasure
Love your work, then you will find pleasure in mastering it. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
work office paper
Although it is the biggest time-waster in office life, you must never underrate the importance of the memo. You will be judged by the volume of your paper work. Jilly Cooper
work nice office
Always be nice to everyone in the firm on the way up. You never know who you may meet on the way down. Jilly Cooper
work should-have office
The memo's chief function ... is as a track-coverer, so that you can turn on someone six months later and snarl: 'Well, you should have known about it, I sent you a memo. Jilly Cooper
work-out moral-of-the-story stories
So when it comes down to it, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie: There is only one moral of the story: burn as many damn calories as possible whenever you work out. Jillian Michaels
workout needs shut-up
All you need to do is workout, and eat right, shut up and listen to me. Jillian Michaels
work-out way
Life has a way of working out the way it's meant to. Jillian Michaels
work doe being-the-best
It's not enough to be the best at what you do. You must be perceived as the only one who does what you do. Jerry Garcia
work-out able energy
If you're able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you. Jerry Garcia
work quality workmen
By the work one knows the workman. Jean de La Fontaine
work sleep failing
Better to work and fail than to sleep one's life away. Jerome K. Jerome
workaholic function wells
I tend to be a bit of a workaholic, but I also can't function without some sort of domesticity as well. Jenny Slate
work writing ifs
I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early. Jeffrey Eugenides
work people littles
There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something. Jeff Lynne
work-out water vitamins
If only opening a Vitamin Water could be classified as working out. Jim Gaffigan
work-out vision way
For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk. Jill McCorkle
workout
I start nearly every day with a workout. Jesse Metcalfe
workout water body
I drink coconut water before my workouts. It has just the right amount of calories and electrolytes to get me going. My body has actually started craving it. Jennifer Morrison
workout character hard-work
[Having perosonal trainer for the movie 'The back-up plan'] I felt like I had just given birth. He was like, "You can't eat anything but this. You've got to do what I say." So along with doing the film, I did this kind of disciplined workout regimen, because every cheese farmer is ripped and buff, and I wanted to be true to character, because I'm Method. But it took a lot of hard work to get there. You can rest assured in the fact that it's all gone now. Jennifer Lopez
work the-end-of-the-day want
And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself. Jennifer Lopez