307 Quotes About Working



  • Author Yann Martel
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    I have nothing to say of my working life, only that a tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he's not careful.

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  • Author محمد حسن علوان
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    كم هم محظوظون إذ يحرقون الفائض من أرواحهم في العمل، بدل أن يحترق في داخلهم بدون سبب، و يؤذيهم.

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  • Author Steve Pavlina
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    If you don’t take the time to get really clear about exactly what it is you’re trying to accomplish, then you’re forever doomed to spend your life achieving the goals of those who do.

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  • Author Nick Hornby
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    Clockers" asks--almost in passing, and there's a lot more to it than this--a pretty interesting question: if you choose to work for the minimum wage when everyone around you is pocketing thousands from drug deals, then what does that do to you, to your head and to your heart? (Hornby's thoughts after reading "Clockers" by Richard Price)

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  • Author Joshua Ferris
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    If in large part we were concerned only with making it through another day without getting laid off, there was a smaller part just hoping to leave for the night without contributing to someone’s lifetime of hurt.

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