Work Quotes

It is for us the living ... to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far nobly advanced.

Half‑finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

I hold if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only and no hands.

I bring to the work [of president] an honest heart; I dare not tell you that I bring a head sufficient for it.

Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.

God the Almighty has made our nation. By defending its existence we are defending His work...Therefore, it is all the more necessary on this twelfth anniversary of the rise to power to strengthen the heart more than ever before and to steel ourselves in the holy determination to wield the sword, no-matter where and under what circumstances, until final victory crowns our efforts.

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

Work is the only thing that gives substance to life.

Certain it is that a conviction, akin to religious feeling, of the rationality or intelligibility of the world lies behind all scientific work of a higher order.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

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

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.

Knowledge is a tangible asset, quite often the most important tool in your work.

See the flower, how generously it distributes perfume and honey. When its work is done, it falls away quietly. Try to be like the flower, unassuming despite all its qualities.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one. And I'm still fanatical, but now I'm a little less fanatical.

I'm not big on to-do lists. Instead, I use email and desktop folders and my online calendar. So when I walk up to my desk, I can focus on the emails I've flagged and check the folders that are monitoring particular projects and particular blogs.

Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it 'tap-dancing to work.