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"I finally did work out a very good relationship with my father, but it was rough growing up. We had a lot of conflict, and I think it surfaced in many of my works."

"I finally did work out a very good relationship with my father, but it was rough growing up. We had a lot of conflict, and I think it surfaced in many of my works."

Ira Levin, American Novelist

Work, Father, Conflict, Growingup

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"Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard."

"Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard."

Maria Bartiromo, American Journalist

28

"Well, I'd probably go for any work I could get."

"Well, I'd probably go for any work I could get."

Robin Day, British Journalist

28

"I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not."

"I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not."

Barbara Hepworth, English Artist

Work, Day, Midnight

28

"Work is both my living and my pleasure."

"Work is both my living and my pleasure."

Harlan Howard, American Musician

Work, Living, Pleasure

28

"Put your head down and work as hard as you can because there is always someone better out there."

"Put your head down and work as hard as you can because there is always someone better out there."

Brian McBride, American Athlete

28

"I never believed I wouldn't make it - and perhaps that's why I've always found work. I've always stuck at everything I've ever done. I absolutely won't give up."

"I never believed I wouldn't make it - and perhaps that's why I've always found work. I've always stuck at everything I've ever done. I absolutely won't give up."

Amanda Holden, British Actress

28

"Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know."

"Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know."

C. S. Forester, English Novelist

27

"The night cometh when no man can work."

"The night cometh when no man can work."

Sheldon Jackson, American Politician

Work, Man, Night

27

"They have an understanding regime; they work hard and get results, they are a happy team."

"They have an understanding regime; they work hard and get results, they are a happy team."

David Gower, English Athlete

Work, Results, Understanding

27

"One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones."

"One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones."

Nancy McKeon, American Actress

27

"Trouble is only an opportunity in work clothes."

"Trouble is only an opportunity in work clothes."

Henry J. Kaiser, American Businessman

Work, Opportunity, Clothes, Trouble

27

"I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism."

"I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism."

Charles Schwab, American Businessman

Work, Approval, Criticism, Effort

27

"I think it's a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. It's a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but that's not the only reason to work. You couldn't have paid me not to write."

"I think it's a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. It's a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but that's not the only reason to work. You couldn't have paid me not to write."

Anne Perry, British Novelist

Work, People, Reason

27

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."

Carlos Castaneda, American Writer

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"If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs."

"If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs."

Barbara Boxer, American Politician

Work, People, Country, Defense

27

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress."

"We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress."

Tennessee Williams, American Dramatist

Work, God, Progress, Humanity

27

"I make my relationships at work."

"I make my relationships at work."

Carol Kane, American Actress

Work, Relationships

27

"I'd rather work than not."

"I'd rather work than not."

Tommy Bolin, American Musician

27

"New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section."

"New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section."

Barbara Cook, American Musician

Work, People, New year

27

"I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book."

"I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book."

Mercedes Lackey, American Author

Work, Events, Writing

27

"We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world."

"We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world."

Jim DeMint, American Politician

Work, Positive, Acting, Americans

27

"I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it."

"I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Work, Fans, Talking, Want

27

"For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none."

"For a solo work I need a definite idea. For the present I have none."

Alfred Schnittke, Russian Composer

Work, Idea, Present

27

"The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work."

"The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work."

Berthold Auerbach, German Author

Work, Artist, Completion

27

"This programme would only really make sense and work properly if it was also broadcast on France's international television channel TV5. So I ended up with a double production, on France 2 and TV5."

"This programme would only really make sense and work properly if it was also broadcast on France's international television channel TV5. So I ended up with a double production, on France 2 and TV5."

Bernard Pivot, French Journalist

Work, France, Production, Sense

27

"These days kids get paid enough that they probably don't need to work too much. The problem is when the person is old enough that they need to work to make a living, and the only thing that they know how to do is what they are already washed up in."

"These days kids get paid enough that they probably don't need to work too much. The problem is when the person is old enough that they need to work to make a living, and the only thing that they know how to do is what they are already washed up in."

Susan Olsen, American Actress

Work, Kids, Living, Old

27

"I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you're not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you're really busy. That's the reason to sort of carry on."

"I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you're not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you're really busy. That's the reason to sort of carry on."

Jonny Greenwood, English Musician

Work, Feeling, Old, Reason

27

"We need to work our level best in this legislative session to help grow Montana's economy, so that grandchildren can stay in Montana, grandchildren can visit their grandmother and grandfather by driving across town, not flying across the country."

"We need to work our level best in this legislative session to help grow Montana's economy, so that grandchildren can stay in Montana, grandchildren can visit their grandmother and grandfather by driving across town, not flying across the country."

Brian Schweitzer, American Politician

Work, Country, Driving, Economy

27

"Nothing is so threatening to conventional values as a man who does not want to work or does not want to work at a challenging job, and most people are disturbed if a man in a well- paying job indicates ambivalence or dislike toward it."

"Nothing is so threatening to conventional values as a man who does not want to work or does not want to work at a challenging job, and most people are disturbed if a man in a well- paying job indicates ambivalence or dislike toward it."

Alice S. Rossi, American Sociologist

Work, People, Values, Job

27

"Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die."

"Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die."

Joe Hill, American Activist

27

"Frankly, if people aren't going to cast me because I'm queer, than I don't want to work with them."

"Frankly, if people aren't going to cast me because I'm queer, than I don't want to work with them."

Anthony Rapp, American Actor

Work, People, Want

27

"I have one president at a time. I only work for you."

"I have one president at a time. I only work for you."

Richard M. Helms, American Celebrity

Work, Time, President

27

"If you wish at once to do nothing and be respectable nowadays, the best pretext is to be at work on some profound study."

"If you wish at once to do nothing and be respectable nowadays, the best pretext is to be at work on some profound study."

Leslie Stephen, English Author

Work, Nothing, Study

27

"Currently I am working on another three books, doing a lot of magazine work, am shooting for fifteen stock agencies, plus my own photo library - all this keeps me quite busy!"

"Currently I am working on another three books, doing a lot of magazine work, am shooting for fifteen stock agencies, plus my own photo library - all this keeps me quite busy!"

Nigel Dennis, British Writer

27

"I just want to keep creating stuff, work regularly and learn how to use a computer properly."

"I just want to keep creating stuff, work regularly and learn how to use a computer properly."

Paul Putner, English Comedian

Work, Computer, Want

27

"I think we are starting to get some information that will allow us to get to the bottom of this, and I hope we continue to work on this until we get to the bottom of it."

"I think we are starting to get some information that will allow us to get to the bottom of this, and I hope we continue to work on this until we get to the bottom of it."

Collin C. Peterson, American Politician

Work, Hope, Information, Will

27

"Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her."

"Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her."

Jon Fishman, American Musician

Work, Ability, Media, Respect

27

"Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die."

"Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die."

Daniel Burnham, American Architect

Work, Hope, Will

26

"But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?"

"But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?"

Billie Burke, American Actress

Work, People, Sound, Will

26

"I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have."

"I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Work, Quality, God, Mankind

26

"But the suit I wear is my work attire, and nothing else."

"But the suit I wear is my work attire, and nothing else."

Rosa Bonheur, French Artist

26

"The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks."

"The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks."

Emil Nolde, German Artist

26

"Handle your tools without mittens."

"Handle your tools without mittens."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Work, Care, Precision, Skill, Safety

26

"The rise of National Socialism is the protest of a people against a State that denies the right to work."

"The rise of National Socialism is the protest of a people against a State that denies the right to work."

Gregor Strasser, German Soldier

Work, People, Protest, Right

26

"If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results."

"If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results."

Emily Bronte, English Novelist

Work, Obscurity, Results, Silence

26

"Those who work ought to live better than those that don't."

"Those who work ought to live better than those that don't."

John G. Schmitz, American Politician

26

"What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer."

"What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer."

William Albert Allard, American Photographer

Work, Simplicity

26

"I'd never painted anything before. I was quite content to take other people's work since I didn't care anyway about the subject matter. I approached subject matter as a scoundrel. I had nothing to say about it whatsoever. I only wanted to make these exciting paintings."

"I'd never painted anything before. I was quite content to take other people's work since I didn't care anyway about the subject matter. I approached subject matter as a scoundrel. I had nothing to say about it whatsoever. I only wanted to make these exciting paintings."

Tom Wesselmann, American Artist

Work, People, Care, Content

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