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"We fitted, amusingly enough, into none of the form categories of 'The Young American Couple'... security to us is in ourselves, and no job, not even money, can give us what we have to develop: faith in our work and hard, hard work, which is Spartan in many ways."

"We fitted, amusingly enough, into none of the form categories of 'The Young American Couple'... security to us is in ourselves, and no job, not even money, can give us what we have to develop: faith in our work and hard, hard work, which is Spartan in many ways."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Work, HardWork, Faith, Security, Self-Reliance

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"Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is."

"Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is."

Elbert Hubbard, American Writer

Work, Happiness, Purpose, Life

15

"God buries His workmen but carries on His work."

"God buries His workmen but carries on His work."

Charles Wesley, English Clergyman

15

"Hard work is what you do to make ends meet, easy work is getting others to do the hard work for you."

"Hard work is what you do to make ends meet, easy work is getting others to do the hard work for you."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Work, Hardwork, Effort, Delegation

15

"I've had several work addiction cycles in my life. Those were situations when important tasks were assigned to me. I took into account that people should remember me based on what I did rather than based on what I failed to do."

"I've had several work addiction cycles in my life. Those were situations when important tasks were assigned to me. I took into account that people should remember me based on what I did rather than based on what I failed to do."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Work, Addiction, Memory, Legacy

15

"Rohan, one of us is an unmarried man with superior mathematical abilities and no prospects for the evening. The other is a confirmed lecher in an amorous mood, with a willing and nubile young wife waiting at home. Who do you think should do the damned account books?" And, with a nonchalant wave, St. Vincent had left the office."

"Rohan, one of us is an unmarried man with superior mathematical abilities and no prospects for the evening. The other is a confirmed lecher in an amorous mood, with a willing and nubile young wife waiting at home. Who do you think should do the damned account books?" And, with a nonchalant wave, St. Vincent had left the office."

Lisa Kleypas, American Novelist

Work, Humor, Responsibility, Friendship

15

"I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local town library on their way to work, and I'd go and work my way through the children's area."

"I was the kind of kid whose parents would drop him off at the local town library on their way to work, and I'd go and work my way through the children's area."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Work, Children, Parents

15

"Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain."

"Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain."

Paul Daniels, British Entertainer

Work, Creation, Majority, Television

15

"Audrey was a princess, so natural, the camera really loved her... James and I kept each other company during all the rejections. We used to meet, have a cup of coffee and went from office to office to get work and never got work."

"Audrey was a princess, so natural, the camera really loved her... James and I kept each other company during all the rejections. We used to meet, have a cup of coffee and went from office to office to get work and never got work."

Ben Gazzara, American Actor

Work, Coffee, Company, Office

15

"But I'm very happy to work within tight parameters, and when you know you have an actor for two days, and you have to get that work done in two days, that focuses the mind wonderfully."

"But I'm very happy to work within tight parameters, and when you know you have an actor for two days, and you have to get that work done in two days, that focuses the mind wonderfully."

John Crowley, American Writer

Work, Actor, Mind

15

"It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man."

"It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

14

"Those who work, knows the strength of labour."

"Those who work, knows the strength of labour."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Work, Strength, Labour, Effort

14

".. the great modern commandment - the eleventh commandment which has wiped out all the others: 'Thou shalt not lose thy job."

".. the great modern commandment - the eleventh commandment which has wiped out all the others: 'Thou shalt not lose thy job."

George Orwell, British Author

Work, Job, Loss, Law

14

"It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent."

"It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Work, Wealth, Dignity

14

"There's no secret to working with kids. They either charm you and you can work with them, or they don't charm you and you feel you're stuck with them."

"There's no secret to working with kids. They either charm you and you can work with them, or they don't charm you and you feel you're stuck with them."

Jerome Robbins, American Dancer

Work, Charm, Kids

14

"I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined."

"I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Work, Greed, Money, Obsession, Drive

14

"You don't go after poetry, you take what comes. Maybe the gods do it through me but I certainly do a hell of a lot of the work."

"You don't go after poetry, you take what comes. Maybe the gods do it through me but I certainly do a hell of a lot of the work."

Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian Novelist

Work, Poetry, Gods, Hell

14

"You've got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you're gonna live for what people say, you might as well lay down and forget it. Because it doesn't work that way."

"You've got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you're gonna live for what people say, you might as well lay down and forget it. Because it doesn't work that way."

Ahmad Jamal, American Musician

Work, People, Forget

14

"An efficiency-regime cannot be run without a few heroes stuck about it to carry off the dullness - much as plums have to be put into a bad pudding to make it palatable."

"An efficiency-regime cannot be run without a few heroes stuck about it to carry off the dullness - much as plums have to be put into a bad pudding to make it palatable."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Work, Heroism, Efficiency, Effort

14

"You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and sabotage from bosses who can't perform."

"You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and sabotage from bosses who can't perform."

Richie Norton, American Author

Work, Productivity, Ego, Politics

14

"It's hard not to want to strangle people when you work with them for four years."

"It's hard not to want to strangle people when you work with them for four years."

Lea Thompson, American Actress

Work, People, Want, Years

14

"Always surround yourself with people who lift you up, rather than hold you down."

"Always surround yourself with people who lift you up, rather than hold you down."

Donald L. Hicks, American Author

Work, Relationship, Support, Energy, Life

14

"I am so tired of talented lazy people."

"I am so tired of talented lazy people."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Work, Talent, Laziness, Discipline, Frustration

14

"If you are looking for a job that may make you sick, I can recommend working at a high powered solar photovoltaic (PV) utility power plant."

"If you are looking for a job that may make you sick, I can recommend working at a high powered solar photovoltaic (PV) utility power plant."

Steven Magee, British Author

Work, Health, Risk, Science

14

"Losing your job releases you from the contract of giving a piece of your life daily."

"Losing your job releases you from the contract of giving a piece of your life daily."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Work, Job Loss, Freedom, Perspective, Time

14

"If the 20th century taught us anything, it is to be cautious about the work impossible."

"If the 20th century taught us anything, it is to be cautious about the work impossible."

Charles Platt, British Author

14

"John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded."

"John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded."

Barack Obama, American President

Work, America, Hardwork

14

"It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans."

"It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans."

Marv Albert, American Celebrity

Work, Fans, Fool, Negativity

14

"At home I am a man, at work I am a machine."

"At home I am a man, at work I am a machine."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Work, Man, Home, Machine

14

"The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had been dedicated to labor, and the labor was its reward. Who was the labor for? What would be its fruits? These were irrelevant and idle questions."

"The Lord had given them the day and the Lord had given them the strength. And the day and the strength had been dedicated to labor, and the labor was its reward. Who was the labor for? What would be its fruits? These were irrelevant and idle questions."

Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist

Work, Labor, Strength, Reward

14

"What work a person does to earn a viable income shapes their thinking patterns, buttresses their sense of self-worth, and affects how they adapt to predictable and unpredictable obstacles."

"What work a person does to earn a viable income shapes their thinking patterns, buttresses their sense of self-worth, and affects how they adapt to predictable and unpredictable obstacles."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Work, Income, Thinking, Self-Worth

14

"I've got a very nice staff here. People with patience, you know, and good temper, and not too brainy, because if you have people who are brainy, they are bound to be very impatient."

"I've got a very nice staff here. People with patience, you know, and good temper, and not too brainy, because if you have people who are brainy, they are bound to be very impatient."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

Work, Patience, Temper, Personality

14

"Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work."

"Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

Work, Time, Quality, Will

14

"You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it."

"You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

14

"Evil gains work their punishment."

"Evil gains work their punishment."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Work, Evil, Punishment

14

"He was one of those diplomats who like and know how to work, and, despite his laziness, he occasionally spent nights at his desk."

"He was one of those diplomats who like and know how to work, and, despite his laziness, he occasionally spent nights at his desk."

Leo Tolstoy, Russian Novelist

Work, Diplomacy, Laziness, Effort

14

"You cannot offer quality experiences as an isolated island. Learn to work well with others on the success train. Respect those you work with and appreciate their contribution in making you the best at what you do."

"You cannot offer quality experiences as an isolated island. Learn to work well with others on the success train. Respect those you work with and appreciate their contribution in making you the best at what you do."

Archibald Marwizi, Zimbabwean Author

Work, Collaboration, Respect, Teamwork, Success

14

"My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer."

"My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

14

"When I first started the show, I was known as the 'cop nerd.' I was in the 9th Precinct in the East Village every day. I'd be at work wearing a fake bulletproof vest with foam in it, then I'd leave and put on a real one to ride around with these guys."

"When I first started the show, I was known as the 'cop nerd.' I was in the 9th Precinct in the East Village every day. I'd be at work wearing a fake bulletproof vest with foam in it, then I'd leave and put on a real one to ride around with these guys."

Jason Wiles, American Actor

Work, Day, First

14

"That most limited of all specialists, the "well-rounded man"."

"That most limited of all specialists, the "well-rounded man"."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Work, Skill, Identity, Expertise, Education

14

"The USA utility power generation industry subcontracts out their dangerous jobs so that the bad statisitics will not be associated with them. Smart people avoid working for the subcontractors. I have worked directly for a number of subcontractors and overseen subcontractors and their staff were clearly sick, showing behavioral problems and overworked. In some cases they were blatantly breaking OSHA laws. OSHA covers it all up! Unfortunately, the problems can be traced back to OSHA and their wilful lack of enforcement of the law."

"The USA utility power generation industry subcontracts out their dangerous jobs so that the bad statisitics will not be associated with them. Smart people avoid working for the subcontractors. I have worked directly for a number of subcontractors and overseen subcontractors and their staff were clearly sick, showing behavioral problems and overworked. In some cases they were blatantly breaking OSHA laws. OSHA covers it all up! Unfortunately, the problems can be traced back to OSHA and their wilful lack of enforcement of the law."

Steven Magee, British Author

Work, Danger, Health, Safety, Corruption

14

"Wherever you work, work hard and educate yourself continuously. You must never forget social welfare, ethics and honesty. However, there is no guarantee for your career progression. Therefore, don't expect that only the best people will be promoted."

"Wherever you work, work hard and educate yourself continuously. You must never forget social welfare, ethics and honesty. However, there is no guarantee for your career progression. Therefore, don't expect that only the best people will be promoted."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Work, Education, Ethics, Honesty

14

"They intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are."

"They intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Work, Blindness, Truth, Escape

14

"The purpose of my work is not to educate people, rather it is to enrich human life with self-awareness."

"The purpose of my work is not to educate people, rather it is to enrich human life with self-awareness."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Work, Purpose, Truth, Power, Enlightenment

14

"Sexual harassment at work... is it a problem for the self-employed?"

"Sexual harassment at work... is it a problem for the self-employed?"

Victoria Wood, British Comedian

14

"One often forms a mental image of an artist through his work and is often disappointed on meeting him."

"One often forms a mental image of an artist through his work and is often disappointed on meeting him."

Alun Hoddinott, Welsh Composer

Work, Artist, Meeting

14

"Worship the work not the God, because work is God."

"Worship the work not the God, because work is God."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Work, Worship, God, Life

13

"We have no reason to think that human cloning will not work - it works in primates - but it may take many, many attempts."

"We have no reason to think that human cloning will not work - it works in primates - but it may take many, many attempts."

Wolf Reik, German Scientist

Work, May, Reason, Will

13

"I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium."

"I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium."

Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

13

"At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about myself."

"At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about myself."

Benny Carter, American Musician

Work, Age, Time, Possession

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