Good Work Quotes

• The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Morning, Business, Work

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• All good work has magic in it, and addresses the mind in a subtle way.

  Duane Michals

  Magic, Mind, Addresses

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• The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work

  Steve Jobs

  Work, Believe, Loving What You Do

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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  Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

  Francis of Assisi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  President Gellhaus’ Speech, annualmeeting.acog.org. 2016.

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• Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt - Volume”, p.17, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.

  Steve Jobs

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

  Indira Gandhi

  Funny, Success, Leadership

  "Taking Charge : Every Woman's Action Guide to Personal, Political and Professional Success". Book by Joan Steinau Lester )p. 76), 1996.

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  Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

  Garrison Keillor

  Love, Goodbye, Farewell

  Traditional sign-off for "The Writer's Almanac" radio show, 1993 - 2017.

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• When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

  Henry J. Kaiser

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Do good work and let that speak for itself. Don't waste time arguing with someone. Instead, show them in your work. That's easier said than done, but it really is the best solution. No one can argue with good work.

  Megan Alexander

  Waste, Done, Arguing

  Source: www.sheknows.com

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• Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.

  Twyla Tharp

  Art, Creativity, Habit

  Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life”, Simon and Schuster

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• If you create good work, people should be interested.

  Visionist

  People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Work, Giving, Rewards

  Elbert Hubbard (2005). “Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things”, p.37, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Hard work is what keeps the ship moving.

  Kevin Eubanks

  Moving, Hard Work, Ships

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• Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

  Kevin Eubanks

  Moving, Inspiration, Hard Work

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• I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything.

  Jon Stewart

  Careers, Looks, Want

  Orange County Register, July 9, 1999.

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• Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!

  George Washington Carver

  New Beginnings, Today Not Tomorrow, Words Of Wisdom

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• Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

  Peter Drucker

  Work, Future, Entrepreneur

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• Plenty of men can do good work for a spurt and with immediate promotion in mind, but for promotion you want a man in whom good work has become a habit.

  Henry Latham Doherty

  Motivational, Positive, Work

  Henry Latham Doherty (1923). “Principles and Ideas for Doherty Men: Papers, Addresses and Letters”

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• The fact that people who create are good workers tends to be lost.

  Abraham Maslow

  Work, People, Facts

  Abraham H. Maslow, Deborah C. Stephens (2000). “The Maslow Business Reader”, p.211, John Wiley & Sons

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• The father of every good work is discontent, and its mother is diligence.

  Lajos Kassak

  Mother, Father, Diligence

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• No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.

  Olive Schreiner

  Inspirational, Fear, Heart

  Olive Schreiner (1924). “The letters of Olive Schreiner, 1876-1920”, Hyperion Pr

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• Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.

  Saul Alinsky

  Mean, Creativity, New Beginnings

  Saul Alinsky (2016). “Thirteen Tactics for Realistic Radicals: from Rules for Radicals”, p.5, Vintage

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• No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art.

  John Ruskin

  Art, Work, Perfect

  John Ruskin, John D. Rosenberg (1964). “The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings”, p.183, University of Virginia Press

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• Labor wants pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or doing something beautiful or useful - to be treated with dignity and respect as brother and sister.

  Thorstein Veblen

  Inspirational, Beautiful, Respect

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