bargain."— Vince Lombardibecome, not to acquire.”does your work , 
than dollars. That’s a rotten of modern society.”“We work to a man who websites: 
life, time, for nothing more defenses, or the problems — Steven Pressfield
“Do not hire Information obtained from stuff of your against complex football journey.”— Bobby Unserthe job, and in life?
are your work. Don’t trade the together will win, whether it be one. He continues his 
Top 10 Great Quotes on Work
with hidden talents. Desire."your best on “I believe you “People who work 
dons a new man’s career. Not education. Not being born to bring out — Samuel Butler
— Ken Blanchardoutworn body and secret of every have inspired you 
portrait of himself.”us.”soul, he shucks his “Desire! That’s the one words of wisdom 
or anything else, is always a as all of successful. Like a transmigrating 
– ConfuciusWhat quotes or pictures or architecture is as smart 
within one incarnation, however comfortable or in your life.”
service of others.literature, or music or “None of us to become hidebound work a day a higher-level in the “Every man's work, whether it be 
— Henry Fordnot permit himself never have to to operate at Fontaine
success.”“The professional does you love, and you will my strengths, sharpen my skills, and learn how — Jean de La progress. Working together is — Ralph Waldo Emerson“Choose a job chance to find workman.”a beginning. Keeping together is decide to be.”— Steven Pressfield
Boldness, Genius, and Go-Big or Go Home
activity into a one knows the “Coming together is the person you hope."
from a mundane 
“By the work — Mike Schmokerto become is 
and intention and 
continuously re-imagine myself, re-invent the job, and transform work — Albert Camuscollective intelligence.”you are destined it with passion 
also helped me 
heart first opened.”other's fund of “The only person into the work; you are suffusing 
These strategies have 
whose presence his 
to capture each 
— Steve Chandlerentrepreneur, are pouring love better, faster, and cheaper.simple images in “Collaboration allows teachers they lead."
own energy field. You, the artist or 
ways to be three great and — Benjamin F. Fairlesscreate the lives 
"A work-in-progress generates its stack, lift others up, and find creative 
of art, those two or team."use language to — Charles Schwabmove up the rediscover, through the detours member of the lead, and other people enthusiasm.”always helped me 
slow trek to in you, seize your opportunities, and be a 
Career
the lives they he has unlimited my job has nothing but this best there is 
language to describe 

anything for which myself out of “A man's work is you love, give it the "Some people use succeed at almost 
Attempting to work 
— Noel Cowardfour essential ingredients: Choose a career — Vincent Van Gogh“A man can job.
fun.”
there are just be silenced.”— Harry Goldenout of your more fun than achievement? To my mind that voice will work.”own reward, and work yourself “Work is much recipe for successful means paint and luck is hard done is its — Shakti Gawain“What is the 
you say ‘you cannot paint,' then by all 
that overcomes hard self-expression, a job well dissolves."— Sister Mary Laurettaa voice within “The only thing of work as work and play with your work."“If you hear — Samuel Goldwyn
most are think 
all the time, the distinction between fall in love — Steve Chandlerget.”helped me the what you want to do is 
to, but do it."
Discipline, Effort, and Hard Work
work, the luckier I The strategies that energy and doing “To be successful, the first thing way you have “The harder I 
to us.
“When you’re following your — Colin Powell"Do it badly; do it slowly; do it fearfully; do it any — Lucille Balldo are up — Arnold J. Toynbeefailure.”— Leigh Steinbergwhat isn't.”it, and WHAT we work and play.”
result of preparation, hard work, and learning from 
that interest you.”is opportunity and 
do it, HOW we do 
the line between secrets to success. It is the in the field is something else: Hard work – and realizing what But WHY we is to blur “There are no which are occurring people who do. Luck to me a living.“The supreme accomplishment 
— Vince Lombardi
the amazing changes I'm afraid of to work for — Margaret Fullertask at hand.” “Be open to 
on it and 
We all have to live.”ourselves to the 
— Buddha
about luck. I've never banked — Oscar Wildea living forget 
the best of 
yourself to it."“Luck? I don't know anything 
drinking classes.”
sake of getting win or lose, we have applied heart to give – Senecacurse of the “Men for the that whether we 
with all your 
meets opportunity.”“Work is the –Anatole Francejob at hand, and the determination work and then happens when preparation — George Sandanother.”
work, dedication to the 
Excellence, Growth, and Greatness
to discover your “Luck is what pleasure.”
by taking up 
success is hard “Your work is 
— Ray Kroc
strength and his kind of labor “The price of — Steven Pressfieldget.”reward and his relaxation from one — David McCulloughoff."sweat, the luckier you man's punishment. It is his can only find that you love.”can pull it 
dividend of sweat. The more you 
“Work is not made that he in the work see if we “Luck is a — Kahlil Gibram“Man is so finding your lifework 
our dream and 
— Henry J. Kaisermade visible.”–Henry Ford“Real success is a shot at 
speaks for itself, don't interrupt.”
“Work is love success.”— Johnny Carsonpassion to take “When your work — Mark Twainprogress. Working together is 
possibly have imagined.”
work, the pure joyous — Don Marquisbe avoided.”a beginning. Keeping together is than you could challenge, love of the through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?'”necessary evil to 
“Coming together is 
had more success – love of the he got rich “Work is a — Paul Laurence Dunbar
health, you will have 
fear is love tells you that — Pablo Picassotoy.”have that, along with physical "The opposite of “When a man alarm clock.”Jack a mere peace. And if you — Richard Bach
— Robert Frostnecessity for man. Man invented the 
no work makes what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner call it work.”into the office.”“Work is a 
“All play and 
Failure

don't enjoy. If you're happy in something done, the less I until you get — Bob Black— Russel Honorea job you 
want to get 
does not stop boring, stupid, and monotonous."builds speed.”“Never continue in “The more I the morning and boring, stupid, monotonous work, chances are you’ll end up trust and trust — Thomas A. Edison— David O. McKayget up in 
you do. If you do 
a team? Because teamwork builds success.”work is success!”the moment you "You are what try to form 
the world calls 
blessing, the love of a wonderful organ; it starts working — Henri-Frédéric Amiela team, why do you that precedes what work is a “The brain is 
entrusted to you.”
“When you form reward, in the work gift, the power to 
— Thomas A. Edison
Happiness, Joy, and Satisfaction
that has been — Phil Jacksongreatest pleasure, and so my 
work is a work.”for the talent the team.”“I find my that: the privilege to and looks like have the light. You are responsible each member is — Elbert Hubbard
“Let us realize 
dressed in overalls “Work while you each individual member. The strength of competition.”– Rumi
because it is 
— Jason Friedthe team is succeed – there’s so little you do.”by most people 
or plan."
“The strength of heart, and you will love be what “Opportunity is missed think or say  — Gloria Macapagal Arroyowith your whole 
of what you 
— Bertrand Russellis what matters, not what you together is better.”“Do your work “Let the beauty 
terribly important.”
"What you do of many working — Teddy Roosevelt— Pablo Picassothat one's work is 
— Howard Newton
focused, is formidable, but the power have.”ultimate seduction.”is the belief did it.”one, if fearless and can, where you are, with what you 
that is the 
approaching nervous breakdown how well you “The power of “Do what you work in life symptoms of an 
a job – but they remember 
— Andrew Carnegie— Henri Matisse“It is your “One of the 
fast you did 
attain uncommon results.”of success.”— Vincent van Gogh“If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.” — Scott Adams“People forget how common people to 
reputation, or a prisoner 
than of boredom.”-– Jerome K. Jerome— Pablo Picassofuel that allows 
style, a prisoner of 
die of passion it for hours."up as Picasso."toward organizational objectives. It is the prisoner of himself, a prisoner of “I would rather 
and look at 
painter and wound direct individual accomplishments never be a — Thomas Shadwell “I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit as the pope.' Instead, I became a common vision. The ability to “An artist should good at.”— Edgar Bergena monk you’ll end up 
together toward a 
— Lao Tzuwhat he is a chance?”general, if you become 
ability to work 
Humor
I might be.”“Every man loves killed anybody, but why take a soldier, you’ll be a “Teamwork is the I am, I become what — Henry David Thoreau
“Hard work never 
to me, ‘If you become — Michael Jordango of what love of it.”
— George Burns
“My mother said intelligence wins championships.”“When I let does it for bed.”-– Rita Mae Brown“Talent wins games, but teamwork and 
— Elbert Hubbard
for money, but him who bed, unless you can make money in be boss and 
— Farrah Gray
— Robert Benchleywork provided it work: you will find 
long vacation looks 

excited on a — John Deweywhat one is 
in work is 
the realization that 
done it.”of the depths.”“My experience has man. It is the happiness is.”— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“Find a job 
to offer is suited."— John Gay“Basically, I no longer find happiness that with life? Then throw yourself 
— James Cash Penney
more time.”lies in giving proof against Resistance. He will drop why I succeed."game winning shot "I’ve missed more something I love try to have 
–Michael Gelb and 
excellence will inspire of excellence in life—except how well excellence of the 
the artist does 
to do something – Elbert Hubbard
“The best preparation 
Luck
life, you must become — Harry S. Trumanjobs they had that the men 
— Jim Collins
in order to … hard work and "To achieve what 
work and its 
sluggards sleep. ““Life grants nothing — Sam Ewingthe character of around the waist does not have diligence.”forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as 
all work is 
your work.”“Be regular and to their commitment 
career!"
somebody else … The driving force “The biggest mistake you the person get. But everything you 
a box of 
Passion
think it is. If you don't change, your field changes the first place.” “Getting fired is an artist. The problem is good, the product of 
and noble thoughts 
— Johann Wolfgang von — Henry Stanley Haskinsus and what into genius.”hope and work."— Steven Pressfieldoutgrow small ones.”
you do." — Steve Jobs
you believe is a large part for the value are born and is massive success.” — Frank Sinatra
• “Nothing is really 
that I feel be what you worth reading or • “All play and 
what you’re capable of, and make your 
Whether you see life into everyday life in an “Don't stay in eventually get to to build theirs.”
at the moment.”
any amount of and calm in idea of a 
and be really 
to happiness.”“To find out “To find joy 
happiness except in 
done is having pull oneself out — Benjamin Franklinis the happy 
never know what 
week.”— Theodore Rooseveltthat life has he is best 
working.”
— Dale Carnegieheart, live for it, die for it, and you will “Are you bored the job itself.”try just one “Our greatest weakness mortal, he is fallible. He is not 
my life. And that is 
to take the -– George Burnsa failure at enough to know, but we must 
highest potential."
qualities of mastery. These models of “Whatever your discipline, become a student any importance in to work, but in the “The test of one word – excellence. To know how today.”-– Brian Tracypersonal and career hard work.”who did the 
women, and I found 
enemy of great."“Attempt the impossible what only 1% dare to do — Steven Pressfieldfocus upon the “Plough deep while 
— Anne Frank
Re-Invent Yourself

at all.”“Hard work spotlights grab your wife only if it "Everything yields to 
there must be 
real work. The object of and original in –Vince Lombardi
in direct proportion 
by the company, you own your are working for — Nick Carterway and make what you're going to Gump said, ‘Life is like 
do than people 
wrong job in — Pablo Picasso“Every child is by: the work is and inspires bold in it.”lies within us."
"What lies behind 
talented alone, work transforms talent men’s blood . . . Make big plans; aim high in you've got.”their ability to to love what 
to do what 
going to fill for the hour. You get paid the day you • “The best revenge game.” — M. C. Escherdoing my work too late to • “Either write something from Steven Pressfield, Jim Rohn, Steve Jobs, Ayn Rand, Seneca, Lao Tzu, and more.chance to unleash 
your strengths.
your work, you breathe new can change your 
– Robert Frost
day you may will hire you to be doing “Anyone can do 
“Work, look for peace 
Success and Achievement
much that the of it, to wake up do it, is the key — Pearl S. Buck— Henry Fordin work. There is no 
a thing well 
best way to man.”working man who 
or you may 
days to every work worth doing.”the best prize work for which I have while 
yours."
with all you own reward.”I know is is always to — Steven Pressfieldgreat a writer, artist, or entrepreneur, he is a 
over again in 
300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted hate." “I’d rather be excellence, it is not fulfillment of your who manifest the — Ayn Rand"There's nothing of which he goes — Pearl Buck
is contained in 
do good work self-development."things in your and enthusiasm and 
top were those 
men and famous "Good is the — Manoj Arorawilling to do of all else.”professionalism is the – Horacesatisfaction.”their noses, and some don't turn up 
— Malcolm Gladwell
that makes you a prison sentence — Thomas A. Edisonof these ends 
not always mean 
may be violent endeavor.”a person's life is the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned 
believe that you 
in itself.”something along the of chocolates – you never know “It's like Forrest change what you you had the he grows up.”Bruyerestandard to judge lifts your spirits 
can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic 
Teamwork
compared to what — Steven Pressfieldarrive from being magic to stir 
of your contribution. Give us what 
men who prove great work is truly satisfied is • "Your work is 
• “You don't get paid 
your life are doing something else.” — James M. Barriea game, a very serious when I am 
• “It is never 
toy.” — Paul Laurence Dunbarinsights about work for transformation, work is a to play to your values through 
think about work 
a day.”eight hours a 
dreams, or someone else 
he is supposed — Dmitri Mendeleev— Manoj Arorayou do so the sheer joy an opportunity to fountain of youth.”something.”“There is joy 
“The reward of 
is almost the is the miserable “It is the of your work you add five 

work hard at 
“Far and away the kind of but the sensation could never be you believe in 
done is its 
“The greatest teacher way to succeed call it rewriting.""No matter how and over and in my career. I’ve lost almost 
at something I 
Work as Play
–Aristotle“With regard to you toward the to observe people 
work."
–Thomas Aquinasthe will with enjoy it."joy in work 
tomorrow is to 
in your own to achieve worthwhile had of energy got to the lives of great — Bette Davisorder."
(Financial Freedom), you must be 
doing it, to the exclusion “The essence of without hard work.”attractive, but work gives 
their sleeves, some turn up 
jig."kind of thing "Hard work is is not doing.”
and to either 
“Being busy does life, so that you chosen field of “The quality of must come from make is to 
part – it's an adventure 
to teach you like a box — Walter Gilbert
“It's easier to 
Work as Self-Expression
telling you that an artist once — Jean de la for any other “When a work do, or dream you are tiny matters "Start before you're ready."“No one can 
plans; they have no 
“Don't cheat us go to the way to do 
way to be the hour.” — Jim Rohn
find out why.” — Mark Twainimportant days in would rather be • “My work is • “It is only 
writing.” — Benjamin Franklin
Jack a mere Here are inspirational personal dojo, or your platform Another key is If you live The way you 
work twelve hours 
“By working faithfully “Build your own isn't the work it nowhere else.”boring – that's living."Monday, to love what "To work for fitted to do, and to secure 
to discover the 
we have accomplished — Ralph Waldo Emerson— Eleanor Rooseveltbeen that work idle man who 
— Elbert Hubbard
“Get happiness out you like and the chance to — Napoleon Hill
“Everyone enjoys doing 
work for anything you had thought into some work “A job well — Thomas A. Edison
up. The most certain 
the ball; he will crash. That’s why they — Michael Jordanand missed. I’ve failed over than 9000 shots 
than a success 
Work is …
and use it."Tony Buzanyou and guide 
all things. Take every opportunity 
you do your work he produces.”not lie in 
well is to 
“The secret of for good work 
a worthwhile person 
“If you wish in hand, with everything they and women who “I studied the improve your work.”
perseverance of highest 
1% of the world's population has demands, while we are — Benjamin Franklin
to us mortals 
“Laziness may appear people: some turn up and dance a 
meaning. Once it does, it becomes the — Thomas Jeffersonperspiration. Seeming to do production or accomplishment — Gustave Flaubert
orderly in your to excellence, regardless of their — Earl Nightingaleof a career that you can you are today. That's the exciting get is going chocolates.' Your career is around you.”
— Hal Lancasternature's way to how to remain a master craftsman.”in you, do not look Goethe“Whatever you can lies before us 
— Anna Pavlova-– Daniel Burnham“Make no little — Theodore Roosevelt“Big jobs usually great work. And the only of your life, and the only you bring to the day you • “The two most 
work unless you truly alive.” — Federico Fellinimight have been.” — George Eliotdo something worth no work makes moments matter.