“So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: ‘Is this person in between me and what I want to do?’ If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better…”— Tina Fey, amazon.com
“Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what we're doing; but it become a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life.”— Paulo Coelho
“Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.”— Randy Pausch, amazon.com
“Work is finding yourself alone at the track when the weather kept everyone else indoors. Work is pushing through the pain and crappy first drafts and prototypes. It is ignoring whatever plaudits others are getting, and more importantly, ignoring whatever plaudits you may be getting. Because there is…”— Ryan Holiday, amazon.com
“Every time you sit down to work, remind yourself: I am delaying gratification by doing this. I am passing the marshmallow test. I am earning what my ambition burns for. I am making an investment in myself instead of in my ego. Give yourself a little credit for this choice, but not so much, because y…”— Ryan Holiday, amazon.com
“You must love your work, and not be always looking over the edge of it, wanting your play to begin. And the other is, you must not be ashamed of your work, and think it would be more honorable to you to be doing something else. You must have a pride in your own work and in learning to do it well.”— George Eliot, amazon.com
“His life was indeed an eminent illustration of the truth of the saying, that those who have most to do and are willing to work, will find the most time.”— Samuel Smiles, amazon.com
“It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.”— J.M. Barrie, amazon.com
“You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.”— L. Frank Baum, amazon.com
“You have four years to be irresponsible here, relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember the time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So stay out late. Go out with your friends on a Tuesday when you have a paper due on Wednesday. Spend money you…”— Tom Petty, amazon.com
“Seems like the only kind of job an American can get these days is committing suicide in some way.”— Kurt Vonnegut, amazon.com
“I always started a job with the feeling that I'd soon quit or be fired, and this gave me a relaxed manner that was mistaken for intelligence or some secret power.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“Work seemed something fundamental for man, something which enabled him to endure the aimless flight of time”— Kobo Abe, amazon.com
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when…”— Steve Jobs, youtube.com
“Take care of the little things — even the little things that you hate — and treat them as promises to your own future. Soon you’ll see that fortune favors the bold who get shit done.”— Sophia Amoruso, amazon.com
“Success isn’t guaranteed, but failure is certain if you aren’t truly emotionally invested in your work.”— Biz Stone, amazon.com
“I was a working woman. I deserved kisses. I deserved to be treated like a piece of meat but also respected for my intellect.”— Lena Dunham, amazon.com
“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”— Arnold Glasgow, brainyquote.com