Work Quotes

• Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Peace

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.480, Princeton University Press

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

  Elbert Hubbard

  Morning, Business, Words Of Wisdom

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  Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Funny, Life, Motivational

  "An Enemy Called Average". Book by John L. Mason, 1990.

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• Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "A Square Deal". Theodore Roosevelt's speech to farmers at the New York State Agricultural Association in Syracuse, New York, September 7, 1903.

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  The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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  The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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  Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Success, Leadership

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• Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• If you put in the work, put in the time, put in the effort, you're going to reap the benefits.

  Richard Sherman

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

  Twitter post from Jun 7, 2017

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• TEAMWORK: the fuel that allows common people attain uncommon results.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Motivational, Teamwork, People

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• A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role that is understood by other members.

  Meredith Belbin

  Teamwork, Jobs, People

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• The best way to enjoy your job is to imagine yourself without one.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspirational, Appreciation, Jobs

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• One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Teamwork, Sports

  Twitter post from Mar 27, 2013

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• The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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

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• There can be no joy in living without joy in work.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Happiness, Joy, Joy In Work

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  Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.148, ReadHowYouWant.com

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  If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

  Tom Hanks

  Inspirational, Honesty, Hard

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• A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

  John Lubbock

  Motivational, Happiness, Letting Go

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• Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

  Anne Frank

  Motivational, Positive, Inspirational Life

  Anne Frank (1959). “Works”

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• Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

  Stephen King

  Motivational, Success, Encouragement

  Stephen King (2011). “Danse Macabre”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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  If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Running

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

  Frederick Douglass

  Life, Freedom, People

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  The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

  Phil Jackson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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• Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  The High School Teacher, Vol. XI, 1935.

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