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"If I've done my work well, I vanish completely from the scene. I believe it is invasive of the work when you know too much about the writer."

"If I've done my work well, I vanish completely from the scene. I believe it is invasive of the work when you know too much about the writer."

Mary Oliver, American Poet

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"My place in Scotland is in the middle of nowhere, so you've just got a keyboard, guitar, a little drum machine and you know if you can work stuff out like that, if you can hammer out songs that sound good just with those three things and a voice, you're on your way."

"My place in Scotland is in the middle of nowhere, so you've just got a keyboard, guitar, a little drum machine and you know if you can work stuff out like that, if you can hammer out songs that sound good just with those three things and a voice, you're on your way."

Jay Kay, English Musician

Work, Guitar, Machine, Scotland

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"I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work."

"I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work."

Ben Stiller, American Comedian

Work, Acceptance, Appreciation, Career

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"The economy in the Valley will need to grow if students want to come back and work with their specialized degrees. We need to develop more to create more opportunities."

"The economy in the Valley will need to grow if students want to come back and work with their specialized degrees. We need to develop more to create more opportunities."

Frank Murphy, American Politician

Work, Economy, Students, Want

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"Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds."

"Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds."

Gordon B. Hinckley, American Clergyman

Work, Hard work, Nothing

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"This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers."

"This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers."

Henry Taube, Canadian Scientist

Work, Approval, Discovery, Joy

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"Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company."

"Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company."

Scott Adams, American Cartoonist

Work, Company, Credibility, Dumb

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"Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness."

"Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

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"My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good."

"My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good."

Dorothy Hamill, American Athlete

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"Seems to me that this business, for actors anyway, is not so much about whether or not you do good work. It's about whether or not you get the chance to do good work."

"Seems to me that this business, for actors anyway, is not so much about whether or not you do good work. It's about whether or not you get the chance to do good work."

Hugh Laurie, British Comedian

Work, Business, Actors, Chance

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"But I want to do good work, after this series."

"But I want to do good work, after this series."

Jackie Cooper, American Actor

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"I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside."

"I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

Work, Thought, Beginning, Draft

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"I've figured out what to do so far, but it's always the next thing you come to where the man with the bucket of ice cold water is waiting - whoosh! in your face. That's why you work with directors who know what to tell you to do."

"I've figured out what to do so far, but it's always the next thing you come to where the man with the bucket of ice cold water is waiting - whoosh! in your face. That's why you work with directors who know what to tell you to do."

Judi Dench, English Actress

Work, Man, Waiting, Water

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"I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest."

"I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest."

Charlotte Gainsbourg, French Actress

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"They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original."

"They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original."

Billy Wilder, American Director

Work, Trying, Will

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"The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play."

"The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play."

Arnold J. Toynbee, British Historian

Work, Accomplishment, Play

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"I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done."

"I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done."

Mick Jagger, English Musician

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"Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work."

"Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work."

William Petersen, American Actor

Work, Life, People, Character

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"When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is."

"When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is."

Phylicia Rashad, American Actress

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"The hardest work in the world is being out of work."

"The hardest work in the world is being out of work."

Whitney M. Young, American Activist

Work, Being, World

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"It's fun working on the set... I usually work about 10 and a half hours a day, and I also study about five of those hours. It can be tiring, but it's fun!"

"It's fun working on the set... I usually work about 10 and a half hours a day, and I also study about five of those hours. It can be tiring, but it's fun!"

Mila Kunis, American Actress

Work, Day, Fun, Study

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"Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image."

"Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Work, Art, Europe, Man

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$"The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity."$

"The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity."

Vernor Vinge, American Writer

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"Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity."

"Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity."

Charles Babbage, English Mathematician

Work, Time, Light, Order

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"I feel like I haven't done my best work yet. I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there."

"I feel like I haven't done my best work yet. I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Work, Possibilities, World

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"I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend, so I know at the beginning of the race, from all that I have analysed during the practice, whether I will win the race or not."

"I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend, so I know at the beginning of the race, from all that I have analysed during the practice, whether I will win the race or not."

Alain Prost, French Celebrity

Work, Beginning, Practice, Race

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"Look, I get it; you come home, you work hard, and you turn on your TV... You kind of want to escape a little bit and be taken away by something. Our show required you to pay attention, and if that's not what you wanted to do, then it wasn't going to be for you, and that's OK."

"Look, I get it; you come home, you work hard, and you turn on your TV... You kind of want to escape a little bit and be taken away by something. Our show required you to pay attention, and if that's not what you wanted to do, then it wasn't going to be for you, and that's OK."

Will Arnett, Canadian Actor

Work, Home, Attention, Want

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"So you can't lose serving God, and that all things work together for good."

"So you can't lose serving God, and that all things work together for good."

Jim Bakker, American Celebrity

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"I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they'll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself."

"I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they'll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself."

Jennifer Lopez, American Musician

Work, People, Hope, Day

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"I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people."

"I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people."

Moira Kelly, American Actress

Work, People, Opportunity, Play

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"I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing."

"I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing."

Illeana Douglas, American Actress

Work, End, Years

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"My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor."

"My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

Work, Character, Goal

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"The actual producing, mixing, and mastering is hard work, harder than what I do."

"The actual producing, mixing, and mastering is hard work, harder than what I do."

Mandy Moore, American Musician

Work, Hard work

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"It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them."

"It is an open secret that Jews do not work, but rather let others work for them."

Julius Streicher, German Soldier

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"The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him."

"The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him."

Jimmy Breslin, American Entertainer

Work, First, Night

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"I only want to work with actors that really get it and make it work. I didn't want it to be a star-driven thing anymore."

"I only want to work with actors that really get it and make it work. I didn't want it to be a star-driven thing anymore."

Darren Aronofsky, American Director

Work, Actors, Want

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"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner."

"It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner."

Jonas Salk, American Scientist

Work, Excitement, Gifts, Intuition

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"Cary Grant was wonderful to work with on stage. He would move downstage, so that as he looked at me the audience had to look at me, too. He knew a lot about the theater and how to move around. He was very secure."

"Cary Grant was wonderful to work with on stage. He would move downstage, so that as he looked at me the audience had to look at me, too. He knew a lot about the theater and how to move around. He was very secure."

Fay Wray, American Actress

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"It's sheer torture. I have to be up with the chickens every day and go to work on my body. I hate it, but I do it."

"It's sheer torture. I have to be up with the chickens every day and go to work on my body. I hate it, but I do it."

Eva Gabor, Hungarian Actress

Work, Body, Day, Hate

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"Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add."

"Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add."

Camille Pissarro, French Artist

Work, First, Nothing

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"Some months ago, while I was preparing a new work, I told a young cinema executive my intention of including in a soundtrack two themes from Bach. But when he asked me which has been the last hit from that Bach?, then I knew that I had no longer place in cinema."

"Some months ago, while I was preparing a new work, I told a young cinema executive my intention of including in a soundtrack two themes from Bach. But when he asked me which has been the last hit from that Bach?, then I knew that I had no longer place in cinema."

Maurice Jarre, French Composer

Work, Cinema, Intention, Months

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"Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end."

"Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end."

David Niven, English Actor

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"I think in terms of the work we're doing now a lot of the UI cleanup... I see it getting much prettier."

"I think in terms of the work we're doing now a lot of the UI cleanup... I see it getting much prettier."

Shawn Fanning, American Businessman

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"My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote."

"My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote."

Sandra Day O'Connor, American Judge

Work, Hope, Now, Vote

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"Every unskilled illegal immigrant who enters the United States for work drives up healthcare costs for every American. And, every illegal immigrant we turn a blind eye toward weakens the rule of law our country is founded on."

"Every unskilled illegal immigrant who enters the United States for work drives up healthcare costs for every American. And, every illegal immigrant we turn a blind eye toward weakens the rule of law our country is founded on."

Elton Gallegly, American Politician

Work, Blind, Country

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"We know that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day's work at Auschwitz in the morning."

"We know that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day's work at Auschwitz in the morning."

George Steiner, American Critic

Work, Day, Evening, Man

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"You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that."

"You never think the universe will reward your first choice - it just doesn't work like that."

Kathryn Bigelow, American Director

Work, Choice, First, Reward

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"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work."

"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work."

Jack Nicklaus, American Athlete

Work, Talent, Confidence

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"We'll limit in all ways the work of religious faiths which are foreign to us."

"We'll limit in all ways the work of religious faiths which are foreign to us."

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian Politician

Work, Religious

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"The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted."

"The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Work, Men, Difficulty, Duty

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