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“Well the work is the work and you just concentrate on the work when you are doing it. But personally I always feel happier in movies, I love making movies. Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to be a movie actor - ever since I first went to the cinema and I looked up and thought "how can I get from here to there?" It has taken a while but I managed it.”
Alan Ford (actor) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Alan Ford Exclusive Interview (31 August 2012)
“The work of the liturgy transcends us because it is Christ’s work, and it is our privilege to participate. This work is an art, sanctioned by the Church, which is Christ’s Body. In the liturgy we present what He has intended to make lasting for the salvation of mankind until all is consummated.”
Glen Provost (born 1949) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop Provost’s Chrism Mass Homily for 2021 (31 March 2021)
“If you want some adventure, if you want to work hard, if you want to do work with teams, if you want to see an idea from conception through its ultimate goal, science is a wonderful field to work in. It is highly rewarding.”
Carol Raymond first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: NASA People - Carol Raymond - Published 3 January 2020 - Archive
“There is a big academic literature on under what conditions sanctions work and don’t work, on when they can change the behavior of targeted countries. And most times, they don’t work. That’s what the literature says.”
Michael McFaul (born 1963) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Toward a “Grander Strategy of Containing Putin’s Russia”: Ambassador Michael McFaul on Engagement and Containment in a New Era of Great Power Competition" in The Yale Review of International Studies (June 2021)
“Human beings want to know where things come from, how they were made, and who made them. The stories you tell about the work you do have a huge effect on how people feel and what they understand about your work, and how people feel and what they understand about your work effects how they value it.”
Austin Kleon (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The decayed theology of the last 40 years has left little room for a reasoned approach to charity. Access to meaningful work is dignity. Work gives a person well-being, support, and societal participation. Those who suffer from severe incapacity should not be required, but a holistic approach to charity should integrate work when possible.”
Jeff Fortenberry (born 1960) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Farm Bill to pass without expanded SNAP work requirements (30 November 2018)
“I like England, I'll stay here ... I've seen how the Government helps old people and those with children, although those who don't speak English don't get work. In Mauritius, even if you work ... it's not enough to save, whereas here people who work can save quickly.”
Charlesia Alexis (1934–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Chagos Islanders in Mauritius and the UK: Forced Displacement and Onward Migration (2013)
“I’m not career-minded. My mantra has always been “work.” I never had a “career.” I only had “work.” That was a way of going through different movies. I find something in a movie that I think works. It’s like a rock album. Maybe not all of it works in the script, but there’s one or two songs, one or two scenes that work.”
Nicolas Cage (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘People Thought I Didn’t Care — I Did.’ Nicolas Cage Sets the Record Straight" in Rolling Stone (16 April 2022)
“Our task is, persistently to conduct the class-political training of the membership, to master the art of combining legal work with underground work, to eliminate the shortcomings that we still meet in our work, to base our entire activity on maintaining the confidence of the masses and not to lag behind the revolutionary struggle which is developing at a rapid rate.”
Kyūichi Tokuda (1894–1953) said by 1953 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We want an abundant society with a different kind of man, the Cubans said. In other words, people will not work for money-they will not have to sell their hard work to somebody else. They will work for the good of the land, for the good of all the people. (1969, about Cuba)”
Enriqueta Vasquez (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“that one of the important lessons her parents instilled in her as a child was that there was no difference between her and her three brothers. While they did different kinds of work, she said there was no preference between girls’ work and boys’ work.”
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So much has changed there because of the work of Octavia, because of the work of Nnedi Okorafor, because of the work of Tananarive Due.”
Adrienne Maree Brown (born 1978) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Democracy Now (2021)
“I would do whatever job to keep body and soul together, that was good work, or at least not bad work, let's put it that way; at least wasn't bad work. And that I would just live my life and do the things that I believe in.”
Juanita Morrow Nelson (1923–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The factories belong to those who work them; the work places belong to those who work them. That's our slogan, that's how we're going to build a revolutionary workers' movement.”
Juan González (journalist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There were two or three years when my work was based on the two sisters. It was very much against the doctors, a hatred, a bitterness that [my sister’s] life couldn’t be saved. She, for me, was the most precious thing in my life. The two of us were very close. [My work] became very expressionistic, although the media somehow, oil on paper, was quite soft, but the work was violent”
Helen Lieros (1940–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wanted my writing to offer an account of what it was like to take care of my mother, the details of that experience, the feelings, the lived experience. Women often do work like this that is unacknowledged, unseen. So, I guess I wanted to make it visible – not just my work, but this kind of work of taking care of elderly parents, of a child.”
Colleen Higgs (born 1962) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inter-review with Colleen Higgs about her memoir, My mother, my madness" in litnet Janet van Eeden, Colleen Higgs (13 November 2020)
“The work of public relations in architecture cannot be overemphasized in this ever-changing global space. People need to see what work is done and how great the work is.”
Tosin Oshinowo first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Architectural space (23 September 2018)
“So, you've got to have patience, you've go to work, and you've got to remember, as I said a while ago, that it's not the people that you work for that are going to guarantee your success, it's the people that work for you. That's where you've got to put your attention, and take care of them first.”
Thomas H. Moorer (1912–2004) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Admiral Thomas Moorer (USN, Ret.) Interview: Conversations with History; Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley (Post-Cold War World) (13 March 1990)
“I interviewed Robert Bly in 1990. I can remember saying to him, “Now, what about the men’s movement?” And he said, “No, it’s not men’s movement.” And I said, “Well, what will you call it?” “Men’s work, just work with men, that’s all.” And, I really like that. I like that he called it work with men. Mythopoetic is too big a word. It is better to have simpler words.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estés (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must work for this. Our God is the God of life and life is his gift. In no way can we be among those who work for death, on the contrary we must work for life. The Congress was a call to all men and women to remember we are loved by God and we must love him in return.”
Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey (1932–2019) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At the end of the Eucharistic Congress Fides spoke with some of the participants: “The Congress was a cry to all men and women to remember that they are loved by God ” (18 October 2004) Fides News Agency
“It is important that we not fall into a social activism which can become a type of neo-pelagianism. Our work is always the work of God. We maintain a balance between our work and the action of God's grace, above all, by prayer - not only liturgical prayer but also personal prayer. I do not think we can overemphasize the importance of personal prayer, especially in our world today.”
Edmund Casimir Szoka (1927–2014) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: H.Em. Card. Edmund Casimir SZOKA , President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (25 November 1997) Holy See Press Office
“I'm going to declare that mathematics is the study of how things work... how logical things work... [I]t's the logical study of how logical things work. ...I don't think it's impossible to define. I think I just did it.”
Eugenia Cheng (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People in professional jobs work for three reasons: money, status and the interest of the work itself. The main reason those in their fifties become sluggish is not that their minds are going, nor that the work itself has become too monotonous. It is that neither money nor status move them as they used to and the interest of the job is not enough to keep them going on its own.”
Lucy Kellaway (born 1959) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Divorce can galvanise a career as well as ruin it", Financial Times (25 October 2015).
“Some of the athletes of this generation need to be ready to work harder and not to be telling their coaches that the work load is too much. They must realise that only hard work, determination and discipline can take them to the top of their careers.”
Falilat Ogunkoya (born 1968) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ogunkoya admonished new athletes in 2020.
“Without a decent job to provide for the family's well-being, we're just putting band-aids on the problem. The culture of work needs to be renewed. The culture of work upon which our parents and grandparents build their families has been broken. And therefore, today we have young people who don't know what to do, who have no vision, who can neither study nor work.”
José Antonio Gentico (1931–2007) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop decries senselessness of children dying of hunger in Argentina (16 December 2003) Catholic News Agency
“The biggest difference I’ve noticed is that work is very practical. Engineering in a work environment is all about finding correct solutions to real life problems/challenges. University is mainly about gaining the theoretical know-how to then be applied in industry (work).”
Yewande Akinola (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The soul lives for the work, only for the work. Without the work one is not a soul. (p. 124)”
Guido Piovene (1907–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are happy with the progress that we have made but we’re not there yet. We will continue to work even as the debate on migration reaches around the world. We’re busy doing the work that we’ve all done,” she said, adding that both Rwanda and the UK are determined to make the arrangement work.”
Yolande Makolo first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: RWANDA REMAINS A SAFE PLACE FOR REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS- GOV’T SPOKESPERSON KT Press (November 21, 2023)
“The work of the historian is not the work of the critic or of the moralist,”. “It is the work of the sleuth and the storyteller, the philosopher and the scientist, the keeper of tales, the sayer of sooth, the teller of truth.”
Jill Lepore (born 1966) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jill Lepore: Politicians Can Dupe Voters but not Posterity The daily beast (October 19, 2018)
“I’m no stranger to hard work. I’ve lived by the idea that hard work is good work.”
Tom Holland (actor) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tom Holland Announces ‘I’m Taking a Year Off’ Due to Brutal ‘Crowded Room’ Shoot: ‘The Show Did Break Me’" in Variety (2023)
“When speaking of the family we do not only think of a husband and wife, a father and mother, but also of the children, that is to say adolescents and young people. Family pastoral work must be organized in an integral way embracing and establishing close links to pastoral work of young people and vocational pastoral work.”
José Dimas Cedeño Delgado (born 1933) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: H.Exc. Most Rev. José Dimas CEDEÑO DELGADO , Archbishop of Panama (24 November 1997) Press Office of the Holy See
“absentee landlords should be compensated to absentee landlords should leave the land, traditional chiefs to traditional chiefs like of Mengo in Uganda and lastly the committee should work on the principals mentioned above to see whether they can work to the committee must see them work.”
Beatrice Wabudeya (born 1956) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://acme-ug.org/2010/11/11/article-demo-showcase-what-markup-you-can-use-in-your-news-article/
“Sometimes it involves missionary work, sometimes it is diplomatic work in the literal sense of the word. First of all, my work is to represent the Holy Father. My second task is to observe what is going on and my third is to report.”
Marian Oleś (1934–2005) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: With the Church in Remote Central Asia (17 December 1996) Catholic Culture
“We always work according to the necessary steps. And if something does not work for us, we have no problem cutting our losses. And if you look closely at how corporates work, you will see we share the same vision. We have always kept it a business and do not indulge in unnecessary industry drama that kills the reputation of your brand.”
Sally Boss Madam (born 1986) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sally Boss Madam on Building a Bankable Brand" in The Namibian (12 October 2018)
“The work that I’m making happens, stylistically, because of all the financial restrictions that I have to go through in order to make it. Sometimes I hustle, I ask for favours. Sometimes I’m using a lesser kind of grade of material, but I know it’s like that because of the necessity of having the work made. That adds a richness to the work.”
Tracey Rose (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As part of my contribution in the film sector, I will reinitiate some of the projects I need to complete like Fascinala. Additionally, I will explore new projects I wanted to work on before I left The Gambia. I will be delighted to partner with Prince Sankanou to work on a project we’ve discussed about many years ago. In other words, I will work to strengthen the sector.”
Mariama Khan (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A scientist looks for a description of the universe in terms of a model that allows him to understand how things work, allows him to predict how things are going to work, and allows him to put together devices that work according to his predictions.”
Milton A. Rothman (1919–2001) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Is Physics Finished?", in Asimov's (Fall 1977), p. 38
“I want to work and live in peace. Does my product work? I'm here. Does my product not work? I'll open a pizzeria. That's it.”
Simona Ventura (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An artist who forgets the world over his work will never speak to the world through the work, may perhaps tear the work dead from himself, but will never be able to close it into its own free and necessary life.”
Adam Müller (1779–1829) first seen 1804 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Die Lehre vom Gegensatze, Erstes Buch, Der Gegensatz, Natur und Kunst, im Verlage der Realschulbuchhandlung, Berlin 1804, p. 95.
“This is where we didn’t get it right. Because there’s such a fragility about this work – and a lot of people don’t understand what they don’t understand. The bottom line is most of us don’t know how to talk about this work; we don’t know how to educate others on why we do the work”
Janice Underwood wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Broadly my time is shared between supporting the professional development work we do in schools, and doing and supporting the research that is linked to this work, with a large proportion of time supporting full time doctoral students in the project. I teach less than I did before. I travel internationally a fair amount, to conferences and for other international work I do.”
Jill Adler (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Through this work, I realised that there were insufficient documentation processes and effective systems-approaches in many organisational operations, mainly across Africa. This realisation is what motivated me to work in policymaking and implementation; and now I work to promote integrity and transparency in Ghana’s education sector.”
Haggar Hilda Ampadu wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You just have to work hard and take your chances. It requires hard work to succeed in any industry in life, and the movie industry isn’t too different. You just have to put in the work.”
Efa Iwara (born 1990) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I’ve learnt to remain humble no matter the hype –Efa Iwara 02 June 2019, PUNCH (Nigeria)
“There is no such thing as a perfect work-life balance. It’s about what you want to focus on and prioritising. When I’m at work, I’m a hundred per cent invested in it, and when I’m at home, I don’t think about work”
Radhika Aggarwal wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I approach life holistically. Everything I described above applies to all of life. I optimize for thriving in life (not just work). I optimize for being happy in life (not just at work). The proportion of time I spend on work has varied (non-monotonically) over the years. At each point though, it was what it was because it made me happy.”
Devi Parikh wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Take work seriously and responsibly, but don't put it at the centre of your life. For, it is not about how our life fits into our work, but about how our work fits into our life”
Vinita Bali (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our work is tied to the work of the Boundary Commission [and we] can only complete our mission if the Boundary Commission completes its work, announces the decision, and the parties accept it.”
Joseph Legwaila (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.”
Lewis Hine (1874–1940) first seen 1908 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In 1908, quoted in "Teaching With Documents: Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor", National Archives (February 21, 2017)
“Work hard, hard work always beats talent when talent doesn’t work.”
Thalea Smidt (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But what I love so much about the collision between time and space that has happened right now is the fact that I am in no way the face of anything, because when I look at so many of my peers, there are people doing the same work, more work, different work than I am”
Yara Shahidi (born 2000) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source