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“I was more qualified than most of the guys I was working with, which they hated. I’d come into work and there’d be a banana skin stuck to my overalls or a picture of a monkey on my coat.”
Gina Yashere (born 1974) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the racism that she experienced in her former job as an engineer in “The Daily Show’s Gina Yashere: ‘In England, I’d still be the token black face on Mock the Week’” in The Guardian (11 Jun 2017)
“I am working class artist. I am very happy if my work pleases or engages intellectuals or professional people, but my art is an art for the mass: I want to communicate this idea of intimacy and poetic transcendence to as many people as possible, and the idea that it is confined to one social demographic is abhorrent to me.”
Brian Clarke (1953–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Workers in lower status jobs tend to have more stressful working conditions—they have lower pay, poorer pension arrangements, less control over their work, and report more unsupportive colleagues and manager.”
Tarani Chandola first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Your Boss Is Not More Stressed Out Than You, Science Says (May 8, 2017) by Jordan Pearson, Vice.
“Thinking about this moment, for me, leading up to this, it felt like we weren’t working fast enough... Our work wasn’t as effective as it needed to be. We’ve received all of the awards. I’m like, ‘Dear God, I don’t want another award, I want this to end.’ I do not care for any more accolades! This to me is common sense. You don’t want to see people dying and being murdered like this.”
Opal Tometi (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love working on more intimate indie sets just as much as on the big budget show. They are very different beasts but it’s the passion for the project that makes the experiences amazing, and the talents you get to work with.”
Amrita Acharia (born 1987) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Amrita Acharia Interview (September 7, 2013)
“I’m working while other actresses my age are having a rough time. Every show needs a blonde cutie pie so the jobs are there. It’s a matter of finding a means to get there. There are lots of ways to do that, but I didn’t want the hassle of sleeping with people just to get work. I didn’t want to mess with agents and their couches or casting directors and producers making passes.”
Ann Dusenberry (born 1952) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reading Eagle - One Way to Succeed (29 September 1978)
“The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future. It’s really great to be able to say that, potentially sometime soon, I’ll be able to make my own movies. It’s definitely a cool business to be in. I feel very lucky!”
Tania Raymonde (born 1988) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tania Raymonde Talks MTV's DEATH VALLEY and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D (October 11, 2011)
“I am your new bishop but I cannot do it alone. I implore you to work and support my leadership in promoting the faith and evangelisation, so we can make a big difference in the Diocese of Bereina. I believe in collective ideas and collaborative efforts when working because that is what the church is all about”
Otto Separy (born 1957) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Diocese welcomes new bishop with installation mass (26 September 2019)
“It’s always good to be recognized for hard work you’ve done in the years past. While you’re doing it, you don’t think of it so much. You’re just working. It’s a wonderful thing for someone to acknowledge it.”
Barbara Eden (born 1931) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'I Dream of Jeannie' star Barbara Eden describes working with Larry Hagman, Elvis and Lucille Ball (October 6, 2017)
“Another problem for minority actors is that we don’t often work with beautiful dialogue. And there were less chances of working with great directors and actors. That’s when you can learn a lot.”
Tsai Chin (born 1933) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Working in an industry that is mostly dominated by men has its own challenges. I realised I needed to make certain adjustments. I had to work on managing all the dynamics of gaining entry and acceptance into the big boys’ club. The pressure was real and sometimes the fear of failure could be all-consuming”
Elizabeth Nerwande wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Public work has long been used as a social safety net, especially by women who went out shopping during working hours.”
Renato Brunetta (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She was trying to work out who these men were working for. Were they Qing Song’s minions, random gangsters, specific gangsters, or undercover police? So many enemies, so little time.”
Genevieve Cogman (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that our potential should not be limited by where we are born or our dreams diminished by our circumstances. This is the world I am working to create through my work with the United Nations, which hopefully, in turn, inspires other young girls to dream bigger. My mission is…To uplift others.”
Elizabeth Nyamayaro (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to offer myself as a resource to these (US-bound) young athletes, especially because I had none when I went through this process. What motivated me to do this is essentially two fold, part of my visit is centred around my work with an orphanage called Tariro House of Hope and the Sneaker Drive I had been working on for a while in the United States”
Alexandra Maseko (born 1989) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tips for US-bound student athletes,27 August 2014
“They can relate to me. They say ‘if she is working, we can also work.’ This is not a time for self-pity, being a woman and living with disability should not turn us into charity cases.”
Florence Mudzingwa first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Article "In Zimbabwe, female laborers don't let gender roles define them", Christian Science Monitor (March 8, 2021)
“Nollywood should get ready for the new faces. Working with young people has really touched my life; so, anytime I hear that they have something new to work on, I quickly jump on it and support them.”
Funke Akindele (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Finding my passion has really helped me, I go to work not thinking I am working”.”
Bolanle Austen-Peters (born 1965) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview(June 30 2019)
“I alluded to this earlier, but the point bears repeating. I am already putting together a shadow cabinet that is not only working on developing the details of how our plans will be implemented and paid for; but they are also tracking the activities of the Buhari government, so that we know exactly how much work needs to be done to get Nigeria back on track on day zero.”
Omoyele Sowore (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I developed this mantra, which is: “I never had a career, I only have work.” And when I say that, I am saying that I’m a better man when I’m working because I don’t want to be that guy that’s sitting by a pool getting bombed on mai tais and Dom Perignon.”
Nicolas Cage (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nicolas Cage on Playing Nicolas Cage: “I Wanted No Part of It”" in The Hollywood Reporter (10 March 2022)
“If we start working, we will work properly. Everything will be cleared out, because why leave enemies behind your back?”
Andrey Gurulyov (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To find a job, a single mother will be faced with working very hard during the day and coming home and again having to work at home.”
Enriqueta Vasquez (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Here's the thing: I'm 38, I'm black, and I'm a woman. So those are three really hard things to deal with...except I'm always working, but I really work hard to get - sometimes - crumbs”
Hlubi Mboya Arnold (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perhaps we need to engage, even in uncertainty, and work out issues as they arise...If we could start working together before we trust, understand, or like each other, we might learn to.”
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1945–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wouldn’t have any trouble working for a woman,” Chief Gweti bleated, “as long as she’s rich enough. I’d work for a rich goat, if he offered me enough gold.”
David Eddings (1931–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I just want to be in a place where I can learn and grow. I’m not one to take work for the sake of working”
Thuso Mbedu (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I stand strongly for professionalism, quality, discipline, integrity and consistency because at every particular time; keep working as nobody wants to work with a lazy actor.”
Omowumi Dada (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The first thing brought home to me was that working people do not have the ‘luxury of grief.’ The daily tyranny of hard work in their lives leaves little time for pondering the unanswerable ‘Why’ of sorrow.”
Crystal Eastman (1881–1928) first seen 1910 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Industrial Accidents and the Law, September 1910
“I’ve been working with the Forum since its creation. I know where the loopholes are. So, I will try to work hard so as to maintain the good image of the forum .”
Phoebe Kanyange first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/134040/News/political-parties-forum-gets-new-spokesperson ( The New Times Rwanda, September 30, 2016)
“I am not saying that the country will be able to continue spending money, but rather we should work with all those in charge to see how many zoos we have, how many animals there are. This cannot be done without working with those who have knowledge about biodiversity, because we need animals, but also people who need to live in peace.”
Valentine Uwamariya (born 1971) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Senate Committee received information that animals in parks do not have enough food to eatKigali Today(July 16, 2026).
“I was working in Newport News, Virginia, in a shipyard in defense work. I could have been deferred. In fact, my boss even offered to defer me, but I was in good health and I felt like it would be an honor to serve God and country. So, I didn't want to be known as a 4-F so I would rather go in.”
Desmond T. Doss (1919–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The U.S. is organized socially and politically and economically in ways to keep people without vibrance or energy. To keep them working hard, thinking they will "make it" if they work harder, all at the expense of their real lives.”
Linda Hogan (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The hard-working British taxpayer, the alarm clock people who get up at five or six o’clock in the morning, go to work and they see the house next door with four foot of weeds, dustbin not been emptied for three weeks, and a waft of weed coming out the window – it’s not acceptable...They expect their taxes to go to decent people who are prepared to get up in the morning.”
Lee Anderson (born 1967) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Reform: We’ll evict council tenants with messy gardens", The Telegraph (24 August 2026).
“I spent the last ten years working in Bidar, and there was a lot of work to do. We set up a tight network of social programmes which were never enough though. People here live under the yoke of poverty.”
Robert Michael Miranda (born 1952) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pastoral work set against poverty and Hindu fundamentalism (2005) Asia News
“Among the less educated, few desired to further their education, preferring instead to work and save their money. As they saw it, you went to school to acquire skills that would increase your earnings, but you could achieve the same results by working hard and saving your money. Almost all the newer residents I interviewed lived in rented or subsidized accommodation and eschewed home ownership.”
Takyiwaa Manuh (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It really matters that you work with people who have the same values as you, and who are genuinely interested in creating a good working environment.”
Patricia Kingori wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It really matters that you work with people who have the same values as you, and who are genuinely interested in creating a good working environment. I think some academic institutions and departments can be quite dysfunctional, with egos and difficult personalities, and nothing creative can grow in that environment.”
Patricia Kingori wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There were lots of challenges. There were days when I didn’t have money; days when my school fees were delayed. I didn’t have a lot of things that my mates had but I knew I was going to have them one day as I knew that with God on my side, I was going to work hard and ensure that those things I didn’t have then, I could have them when working so I got stuck to school.”
Oluwayemisi Oluremi Obilade (born 1958) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Prof Oluremi narrate childhood experiences in 2017.
“Even if you can't see the changes that you want to see immediately, you just keep on doing the work and eventually they will radically change in a way that's totally unanticipated but at the same time is what you're working for.”
Loretta Ross (born 1953) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Most rewarding aspect of her activism (28 September 2021)
“This is the era of interdisciplinary research. There must be a collapse of boundaries between disciplines. As an artist trained in metalworking, I am conversant with metal casting processes- working with non-ferrous metals like copper and its alloys, gold and silver. I also use centrifugal casting systems, lost wax, sand casting methods in my work.”
Peju Layiwola (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Left Unity was formed a few months ago to work towards such co-operation. The task is considerable. We are used to working and campaigning within our own small organisations. The proliferation of radical newspapers is witness to that. But the need is urgent. If we don't act together, the poverty, exploitation and alienation will get worse.”
Ken Loach (born 1936) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Labour is part of the problem, not the solution" The Guardian (27 March 2014)
“Before that my work was purely design. It was purely, you know, marketing and advertising 100%. Being a studio artist was never something that had been on my radar. My plan had been to finish school, start working in an ad agency, take over the world. But everything completely shifted when I finished the first piece.”
Ayobola Kekere-Ekun (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In China now, I am working more harder than when I was in England because I am the captain of the team. I run a lot, I have to do twice as I do in England for me to get a goal, so it's more difficult for me and the work rate is higher than when I was in England.”
Odion Ighalo (born 1989) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Odion Ighalo Interview: Every Word On Super Eagles, South Africa, Revenge, Red-Hot Form, Return To Europe, CSL. All Nigeria Soccer, 19 October 2018.
“for us as Native people, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” is not what we are working towards. It has to be anti-colonial. Any diversity and equity or anti-racist work that doesn’t include an anti-colonial commitment just perpetuates further erasure. We need to have the language for that.”
Dina Gilio-Whitaker wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That is precisely the problem with the youth of today: we never have any time, and we rush the entire work in one single breath, standing, as the saying goes, on one foot, without stopping to ponder each thought, each separate word, without working on it and filing it down, as you do.”
Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Laziness is usually a warning sign from our bodies and our minds that something is not working. The human body is so incredible at signaling when it needs something. But we have all learned to ignore those signals as much as possible because they're a threat to our productivity and our focus at work.”
Devon Price (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have been working long enough as a potter to know that being commissioned is an extremely delicate business. You are grateful, of course, but gratitude is different from feeling indebted. It is an interesting question for any artist: how long must you go on feeling grateful once someone has bought your work?”
Edmund de Waal (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have done all kinds of scripts, but I prefer working on dramas. They give me room to really act. Comedies are fun to work on, but I don’t get much satisfaction from them.”
Maggie Cheung (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maggie Cheung in her own words, on Wong Kar-wai and In the Mood for Love, marrying Olivier Assayas and being an actress, not just a film star." in SCMP (2022)
“But it seems like I'm just working hard and focusing on the right things and work. So I'm really happy.”
Iga Świątek (born 2001) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: IGA SWIATEK SAYS SHE 'LEARNED LESSON' OVER NO. 1 RANKING AND CAME OUT OF 'SHADOW' OF 2022 AFTER WTA FINALS WIN EUROSPORT, 07/11/2023 by Richard Newman
“We're working on something that will change everything. Will change the way that we work, the way that we interact with each other, and the way that we think and everything, really, all aspects of life.”
Mira Murati (born 1988) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, Microsoft podcast (July 2023)