“The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.”
Work takes up most of your waking hours, which is why it matters whether you find meaning in it. These quotes cover careers, hustle, burnout, passion, and the search for a balance between making a living and making a life.
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
“The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.”
“These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work, and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends.”
“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.”
“A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.”
“But I'm pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people.”
“Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?”
“Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.”
“When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.”
“Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.”
“See, winners embrace hard work.”
“Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.”
“The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.”
“People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are.”
“I don't think I am evangelical in my work.”
“My work is about my life, and what I want to do with it.”