The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. Simone Weil on work
People who make the choice to study, work hard or do whatever they endeavor is to give it the max on themselves to reach to the top level. And you have the people who get envy and jealous, yet are not willing to put that work in, and they want to get the same praise. Evander Holyfield on work
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest. Dylan Thomas on work
I love my work with a frenetic and perverse love, as an ascetic loves the hair shirt which scratches his belly. Gustave Flaubert on work
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed. Woodrow Wilson on work
I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat. Hank Aaron on work
My work is a game, a very serious game. M. C. Escher on work
The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life. Stephen Covey on work
You musn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. Mary McCarthy on work
You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good. Jerry West on work
Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life's work. Thomas S. Monson on work
Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure. Soichiro Honda on work
If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better. Magic Johnson on work
So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas. Dave Eggers on work
The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I've got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer. Johnny Cash on work
I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work. Dolly Parton on work
If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way. Steve Coogan on work
My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are. Jeff Bridges on work
The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words. J. K. Rowling on work