Do The Work Quotes

The great men of music close periods; they do not inaugurate them. The pioneer work, the finding of new paths, is left to smaller men.

As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed - socialism doesn't work.

The world of the commodity is a world upside-down, which bases itself not upon life but upon the transformation of life into work.

Work is the opposite of creativity.

What I still ask for daily-for life as long as I have work to do, and work as long as I have life.

Two bricklayers work side by side. The first lays bricks. The second builds magnificent cathedrals. Think small vs. think big.

I meant to do my work today But a brown bird sang in the apple tree And a butterfly flitted across the field And all the leaves were calling me.

I live by two credos: If you don't ask, you don't get. And most things don't work.

I don't believe in fate, because I'm not spiritual, but things do seem to work out.

I like a cook who smiles out loud when he tastes his own work. Let God worry about your modesty; I want to see your enthusiasm.

Friends and family will tell you why your ideas won't work. Most are left-brained employees and specialists and NOT entrepreneurs.

Most people work all week to get to the weekend. A few work all weekend for years to get to freedom.

When people come up to me and say 'I hate you' or 'I love to hate you,' it's not the usual response that I thought I would've gotten halfway into my career. And then they say, 'I love your work.'

I have a natural propensity to work on big piles of poop.

"My door is always open - bring me your problems." This is guaranteed to turn on every whiner, lackey and neurotic on the property.

Critics only speak up when they see someone shining. Average work doesn't threaten them.

Listen deeply. Meditate on that which is arising. Even if it's boredom or difficulty or maybe a feeling of being stuck, that in itself can be the work for your practice.

The best social program is a productive job for anyone who's willing to work.

Usually, the subject matter of the image is not the subject of the work.

I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as others feel about their work.

Like Neanderthals, men prefer to hunt alone or, if in a pack, at the head of it. Women, whether in the field or in a campfire, are collaborative, and when they hunt...they work together.

When we have gone beyond the boundaries of hope and fear, we are able to work with whatever comes our way.

There is absolutely nothing that beats hard work.

With any other celebrity, people come up and say, 'Hey, I really like your work.' But with my fans, when they see me, they don't even say hello. They just go, 'AWWWWWGHGHHHGHGHRRR!'

Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery.

If your team is filled with people who work for the company, you'll soon be defeated by tribes of people who work for a cause.

Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.

Set up a life you don't need to escape from.

It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work for.

Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.

We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.

Above and beyond having the social life, to have a core group of people that you work with and spend time with and learn how to work with is a nice thing.

Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.

Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.

Worship is not something we "work up," it is something that "comes down" to us, from the character of God.

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.

Sweeping gestures from the shoulder allow you to make generous marks, well suited to large scale work. You don't get anything simpler than this - I'm sure it is the way the cave men drew.

Being a specialist is one thing, getting a job is another.

A-plus players like to work together and they don't like it if you tolerate B work.

A brute force solution that works is better than an elegant solution that doesn't work.

Drummers shouldn't just think of themselves as drummers. If you're going to be a musician, you should expand your horizons, compose things, and work with other instruments.

I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess and in life.

It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work!

Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.

Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.

Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.