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• America was in full swing now, all the papers said so, and people were rushing forward, leaving behind the horrors of war. She understood the reasons, but they were rushing, like Lon, toward long hours and profits, neglecting the things that brought beauty to the world.

  Nicholas Sparks

  War, Rushing, America

  Nicholas Sparks (2011). “The Notebook”, p.66, Hachette UK

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• You're always in a rush, or else you're too exhausted to have a proper conversation. Soon enough, the long hours, the traveling, the broken sleep have all crept into your being and become part of you, so everyone can see it, in your posture, your gaze, the way you move and talk.

  Kazuo Ishiguro

  Moving, Sleep, Soon Enough

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• Agreed," I say. "It's going to be a long hour." "Maybe not that long," says Peeta." what was that you were saying just before the food arrived? Something about me ... no competition ... best thing that ever happened to you ... " " I don't remember that last part," I say, hoping it's too dim in here for the cameras to pick up my blush. " Oh, that's right. That's what I was thinking," he says " Scoot over, I'm freezing.

  Suzanne Collins

  Thinking, Long, Competition

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• Alexia had spent long hours wondering over that mustache. Werewolves did not grow hair, as they did not age. Where had it come from? Had he always had it? For how many centuries had his poor abused upper lip labored under the burden of such vegetation?

  Gail Carriger

  Hair, Long, Mustache

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• Recently there's been a trend to apply the term "bullying" to any kind of conflict at work, for example overwork and long hours. Although some bullying behaviours may be present in these issues, in my view this dilutes and devalues the term "workplace bullying" which should be used only for the more serious cases of conflict involving a serial bully. If there isn't a serial bully involved, it's probably not bullying you're dealing with.

  Tim Field

  Bullying, Issues, Views

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• This book was written in those long hours I spent waiting for my wife to get dressed to go out. And if she had never gotten dressed at all this book would never have been written.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Reading, Book

  Groucho Marx (2008). “Memoirs Of A Mangy Lover”, p.5, Da Capo Press

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• These observations tie in directly with the whole question of organizing. Why do we have leaders? We put some people out in the fields and all of a sudden they hit, they click. Everyone's happy with them and they begin to move mountains. With other people there are problems and heartaches. They just don't go. When we look and see what's happening, almost invariably the differences are along the lines of willingness to sacrifice and work long hours.

  Cesar Chavez

  Leadership, Moving, Sacrifice

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• As a single mom, I'm juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.

  Edie Falco

  Mom, Mother, Children

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• While I am proud of a number of accomplishments, there are real costs to being unreasonable. Long hours. Too little time with family. A near incapacity for, as they say, stopping and smelling the roses.

  Eli Broad

  Success, Real, Hard Work

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• I took to the Bodleian Library as to a lover and ... would sit long hours in Bodley's arms, to emerge, blinking and dazed with the smell and feel of all those books.

  Laurie R. King

  Book, Long, Library

  "The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (A Mary Russell Mystery)". Book by Laurie R. King, 1994.

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• When the dawn was still long hours away, bad thoughts took on flesh and began to walk. In the middle of the night thoughts became zombies.

  Stephen King

  Night, Long, Zombie

  "Under the Dome". Book by Stephen King, 2009.

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• She had been living like a hermit herself, in a cramped, seedy apartment in Somerville, spending long hours in the lab. All-nighters had become a regular thing. She didn't have any close friends, didn't go out on dates, didn't even go to the movies by herself. She had sacrificed a normal life in order to get a PhD, and become a scientist.

  Michael Crichton

  Order, Long, Labs

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• The best part is it's a dream come true. I've always wanted to be a working actor, and the good part of it... it's all good! I work long hours, but it's amazing. They pay me. That's amazing! I get to kiss Keri Russell, and that ain't too bad.

  Scott Foley

  Dream, Kissing, Long

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

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• Oh, they've been putting in the long hours ... But is that because they don't have the skills, and everything takes twice as long? Or do they put in these hours to avoid what they should be doing ... which is stopping and binning a lot of [their work]?

  Louise Wilson

  Fashion, Skills, Long

  "The fashion stars of Central Saint Martins". Interview with Johnny Davis, www.theguardian.com. February 7, 2010.

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• If you can't stand your own company alone in a room for long hours, or, when it gets tough, the feeling of being in a locked cell, or, when it gets tougher still, the vague feeling of being buried alive-then don't be a writer.

  Graham Swift

  Writing, Cells, Long

  Graham Swift (2012). “Making an Elephant: Writing from Within”, p.56, Pan Macmillan

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• My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day?
  Part of the reason was to keep the family going - to keep me going. I realized that, although we had different values derived from different cultures and wouldn't agree on certain issues, they were good people, incredible people, and I loved and respected them.

  Harvey Pekar

  Issues, Long, People

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• TV is so different from the movies. It takes a lot of stamina because you work such long hours. It is really challenging. You are learning the next day's lines while you are shooting today's scenes. I found courage I never realised I had. I hope to do more.

  Sharon Stone

  Courage, Next Day, Long

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• You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.

  Amy Chua

  Life Knocks You Down, Ipods, Long

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• Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your children need models, not critics, and your own progress will hasten when you constantly strive to present your best side to your children. And even if you have failed at all else in the eyes of the world, if you have a loving family, you are a success.

  Og Mandino

  Love, Family, Success

  Og Mandino (2010). “A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By”, p.64, Bantam

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• It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.

  Natalie Goldberg

  Football, Team, Writing

  Natalie Goldberg (2016). “Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within”, p.14, Shambhala Publications

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• Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do takes long hours of studying and uninterruptible concentration.

  Donald Knuth

  Long, People, Roles

  "Email (let's drop the hyphen)". Article on a personal home page at Stanford University, www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu.

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• Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my understanding of human behavior, of our place in nature.

  Jane Goodall

  Long, Understanding, Forests

  "Jane Goodall: Primatologist and Animal Activist". Book by Connie Jankowski, 2009.

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• You do get really exhausted doing films. You work such long hours, and after a while, things can get out of perspective, just like if anyone's tired, things get on top of them.

  Alan Cumming

  Tired, Long, Perspective

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. December 7, 2010.

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• At Netflix, we think you have to build a sense of responsibility where people care about the enterprise. Hard work, like long hours at the office, doesn't matter as much to us. We care about great work.

  Reed Hastings

  Responsibility, Hard Work, Thinking

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• I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.

  Charles Evans Hughes

  Work, Believe, Men

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