“I first ran for Congress in 1999, and I got beat. I just got whooped. I had been in the state legislature for a long time, I was in the minority party, I wasn’t getting a lot done, and I was away from my family and putting a lot of strain on Michelle. Then for me to run and lose that bad, I was thin…”— Barack Obama, humansofnewyork.com
“Prayer not only teaches and strengthens one for work, work teaches and strengthens one for prayer.”— Andrew Murray, amazon.com
“If you don't pray often, you won't gain a love for praying. Prayer is work, and therefore it is not very appealing to our natural sensibilities. But the simple rule for prayer is this: Begin praying and your taste for prayer will increase. The more you pray, the more you will acquire the desire for…”— Leslie Ludy, amazon.com
“It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us.”— Malcolm Gladwell, amazon.com
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”— Carlos Castaneda, amazon.com
“Whenever we feel that no one is paying any attention to what we are doing, let us think of the pianist. He was talking to God through his work, and nothing else mattered.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what were doing; but it become a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“The reality is even things that you love, that you’re hungry for and passionate about, will occasionally be things you don’t want to do.”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“We are all just making this up as we go. The best advice I can give--no matter your job, your goals, or your rue passion in life--is to work hard and try no to take anything too seriously. Do what makes you happy and be a decent human being.”— Joel Mchale, amazon.com
“Flirting in a professional setting. This is a big mistake. This may include a company party or professional banquet. Flirting in these situations can be taken the wrong way, and may cause people to view you differently in your career, leading to negative consequences within your job.”— Devon Brown, yourtango.com
“You can do whatever you want, there's no excuse to get stuck doing something you don't love for the rest of your life.”— Brandon Amato, twitter.com
“I take my goals seriously. I know that my time here on earth is limited. I honor my life by doing what I love.”— Rosetta, happyblackwoman.com
“I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.”— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, amazon.com
“Many if not most women pay for the privilege of being in a serious romantic relationship by taking on multiple full-time jobs, and for me that’s not remotely worth the trade off.”— ad infinitum, jezebel.com