981 private quotes tagged work

“For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it.” — Frank Gehry

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“There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long.” — Richard Nelson Bolles

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“The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.” — Charles Kettering

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“Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.” — Harold S. Geneen

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“O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.” — Abu Bakr

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“My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.” — Mark Warner

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“I met an American woman and got married so I had to get a job.” — Walter Wager

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“An honest God is the noblest work of man.” — Robert Green Ingersoll

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“When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.” — Calvin Coolidge

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“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” — C. Northcote Parkinson

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“Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.” — Orson Scott Card

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“After two weeks of working on a project, you know whether it will work or not.” — Bill Budge

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“Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.” — James Levine

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“It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you.” — Walter Gilbert

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“There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared never give up and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!” — Jimmy Smits

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“Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.” — Andre Maurois

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“You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.” — Warren Beatty

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“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” — Jim Rohn

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“Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.” — Alex Rodriguez

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“I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.” — Aaliyah

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“I love my family very much. I wish I could see them a little more often than I do. But we understand because we're a show business family and we all work.” — Michael Jackson

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“Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.” — John Carmack

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“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.” — Norman Vincent Peale

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“God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.” — Anna Pavlova

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“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.” — Vince Lombardi

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