Looks like work

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

quote by Thomas Edison

Mediocre work

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre work.

quote by Ayn Rand

The artist

The artist is nothing without gift, but gift is nothing without work.

quote by Emile Zola

Job security

Any organization that thinks it can guarantee job security is going a dead end.
Only satisfied customers can give people job security. Not companies.

quote by Jack Welch

More time to be depressed

If you didn't have to work so hard, you'd have more time to be depressed.

Effort, not ability

Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.

quote by Bill Clinton

Reward for work

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

Jonas Salk

Marriage and carreer

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.

Gloria Steinem

The dictionary

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work.
Hard work is the price we must pay for success.
I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

Vince Lombardi

(Thanks Leen !)

Work

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Oscar Wilde

Working times

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early

Charles Lamb

Own business

When you own your own business, you only have to work half a day. You can do anything you want with the other twelve hours.

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Work

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Henry Kaiser

Real success

Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.

David McCullough

Doing nothing

Doing nothing is very hard to do. You never know when you're finished.

Leslie Nielsen