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“Filmmaking is hard work, and there are plenty of times when you're just exhausted, and you haven't slept in a while, and you're just watching, and you're looking at something, and you're thinking, "Man, this is not going to work, this is going to be the stupidest thing.”
Eduardo Sánchez (director) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Blair Witch Project Director Eduardo Sanchez Looks Back on the Groundbreaking Film 20 Years Later (July 12, 2019)
“[I]'ve got so much workload that [I] work about 12 hours a day. The last thing [I] want to do when [I] finish is read comics. It's like what Garth was saying. [I] work and then do something completely different. [...] It's part of the job really to keep aware of what other people are doing. But I just really haven't had the time to do anything else, anything else rather than the comic.”
Steve Dillon (1962–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m dedicated to taking steps to ensure that men and women of color can feel safe and secure in America as we work towards justice and equality for all. Though our country has made significant strides in ensuring justice for all, recent events have reminded us all of the progress we must continue to work towards.”
Cory Gardner (born 1974) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cory Gardner talks pandemic response, helping mountain communities recover, bipartisanship and racial equality (October 8, 2020)
“I’ll do good work, and I’ll get it done on time. Getting work done on time in the book business is as important as doing good art.”
Tim Jacobus (born 1959) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: AN INTERVIEW WITH TIM JACOBUS (October 14, 2018)
“I was taught by both of my parents to work hard, to be passionate about whatever I did, and I felt that I did that and kind of got to where I am today because of hard work and passion and determination”
Ashley Biden (born 1981) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 26 November 2019
“What we’re finding is that combining human and machine classification gives better results than either on their own – the machines do the bulk of the work, but you still get that human ability to be surprised and to deal with the unexpected. We need to work with our robot colleagues, not see them as competition!”
Chris Lintott (born 1980) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview: Chris Lintott talks citizen science (September 6, 2019)
“As a marine biologist and policy nerd, building community around climate solutions is my life’s work. But I’m also a black person in the United States of America. I work on one existential crisis, but these days I can’t concentrate because of another.”
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I get excited by the fact that we can always learn something new every day. Science is about freedom, and what excites me is that I have the freedom to work on the things I want to work on, which is incredible.”
Austin Gallagher (born 2000) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In any socialised enterprise, no matter what its form, socialisation requires that proper provision be made for the democratic participation of the workers in determining the conditions and allocation of work, both at the work place level and at the higher levels of management and control.”
G. D. H. Cole (1889–1959) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Capitalism in the Modern World (1956), p. 33
“I’ve found that every production I work on is unique regardless of whether it’s a feature film or TV show. As long as I am connected and committed to the character I am playing, both film and TV are enriching to my spirit and I love to work on them both.”
Benita Ha first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview With Actress Benita Ha (July 10, 2019)
“Whether it's conscious or subconscious, intentional or unintentional, a work of art always embodies and incarnates in some sense the deepest-held beliefs of an author. Therefore, an author's theology and philosophy, in the context of the times in which the author lives, are clearly going to inform the work.”
Joseph Pearce (born 1961) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Writer Joseph Pearce on the case for Shakespeare's Catholicism", America (magazine), October 7, 2019
“If a technology is exclusionary, it does not work. If a community is exclusionary, it must be fixed or thrown away. There is no middle ground here. There is no compromise. Without doing this, without taking the hard, painful steps to actually live the promise of user freedom and everything it requires and entails, our work is pointless and free software will fail.”
Molly de Blanc first seen 1028 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1028-words-on-free-software January 12, 2021
“Make sure your work is never results-oriented. The result is a byproduct of the work, in a way.”
Constance Wu (born 1982) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "5 Reasons Constance Wu Is One Kickass Woman" in Huffington Post (22 March 2017)
“Great things have happened this past year. We (Government of Israel) need to continue the development that started with the Abraham Accords, to work to strengthen the peace with the Gulf States, with Egypt and with Jordan. We will work to sign agreements with more countries in the region and beyond. It's a process; it won't happen in a day. But the Foreign Ministry will coordinate those efforts.”
Yair Lapid (born 1963) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As cited in "Lapid to take lead over Bennett on foreign ties, peace with Arab states", The Jerusalem Post (14 June 2021).
“A work ethic. Courtesy to your fellow human beings. And kindness. Which are traits you have to work at and rehearse. Particularly compassion — I feel a certain responsibility to conduct myself as somebody who has been blessed and fortunate simply because I was born a white male. And also to teach them to be good citizens of the planet. I'm conscious of us all being in this together.”
Michael Douglas (born 1944) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On what he wants from his children and grandchildren to learn from him in "Michael Douglas Will Never Stop Working" in AARP (25 March 2021)
“Focus on the work because, personally, that brings me through the toughest day — that I’m focusing on the work at hand instead of [all] of these things that are bombarding me. The chatter in your mind is strong. So, you need to be stronger.”
Tzi Ma (born 1962) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "How ‘Mulan’s’ Tzi Ma Became Hollywood’s Go-To Asian Dad (Watch)" in Variety (4 September 2020)
“My father was taken away during the Second World War as a work refusal. He had gone into hiding after the university in Leuven was closed, but was nevertheless caught and imprisoned by the Germans in the Bruges prison. He was eventually put to work as a forced laborer in a factory in Hamburg.”
Filip Dewinter (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You work nose to the grindstone to get your foot in the door and establish yourself in this industry, but there’s never a guarantee–never an absolute certainty that your efforts will be rewarded in the way you envision. But, I do believe that so long as you’ve got the work ethic and tenacity, you’ll at least be ready when the opportunity arrives.”
Dyana Liu (born 1981) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: It’s Prep Time for Actor Dyana Liu! (November 14, 2010)
“I always take it one step at a time. I see each new project as a response to a certain dissatisfaction, to unanswered questions from the previous work. As we experience life, we change overtime and develop different concerns. Teaching, becoming a parent, losing a parent are some of the important markers that have influenced my work.”
“Your work is your work so you have to attack it the same, but there's something to be said about having more takes.”
Michelle Lee (actress) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EXCLUSIVE Interview with Michelle Lee…here comes Mileena! (September 25, 2013)
“I think my drive to work has gone up a bit since I’ve gotten older. The more I work the happier I am. I’m also finding a lot more roles that are exciting and challenging for me on a more regular basis.”
Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born 1984) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mary Elizabeth Winstead: From Mercy Street to Cloverfield Land" in Interview Magazine (9 March 2006)
“I believe the CGIAR system has done tremendously good work in the past. They still need to continue the good work.”
Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Girls' voices and women's voices are beautiful, they are there, but we can not do this alone. Male advocates, they have to jump in, to step in and work together. It's a collective work. What we need is what girls elsewhere need : good education, and above all, not to marry whilst 11.”
Memory Banda (born 1996) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: TEDWomen 2015. May 2015
“What I want to do is work together with all my female and male colleagues and work with the media in terms of our substance and not our form. Let us not divide ourselves into men and women.”
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (born 1968) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ITV Good Morning Britain: Kate Garraway DEMANDS to know why Croatia want SOFT Brexit" in Daily Express (7 August 2018)
“I’m extremely excited about the work the new president of the bank is envisioning for the bank and the continent and for the bank and it’s such a great honor that he should ask me to come and work with him and really help to help implement this vision for Africa”
Sipho Moyo (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What our role is and what we're going to continue to do is make the vaccine available, we're going to continue to work in partnership to fight misinformation, and we're going to continue to advocate and work in partnership with local officials and trusted voices to get the word out”
“I try to be super careful. The danger is you can end up focusing more on what’s going on off-camera than on-camera. You don’t want to be entertaining for the sake of being entertaining. The work should be the work. If it resonates, it’s going to resonate, and then people are naturally curious about how you got to that destination. It can’t be about how you’re getting to it.”
Timothée Chalamet (born 1995) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Throwback Thursday: Frank Ocean Interviews Timothée Chalamet" in VMAN39 (16 April 2020)
“Sat for hours in front of a screen Mouse will tell you what you are seeing When you get home, how to relax Another screen for you to look at Welcome to the world of work It's a kind of living where you give more than you'll ever receive Welcome to the world of work Only place a loyal servant can be kicked in the teeth”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm called 'the poorest president', but I don't feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more. This is a matter of freedom. If you don't have many possessions then you don't need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself.”
José Mujica (1935–2025) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jose Mujica: The world's 'poorest' president, Vladimir Hernandez BBC Mundo, (15 November 2012)
“Recognizing the grace that has been given to us in this place is also to work for its actualization for ourselves and for the men and women of today, in particular for the rising generations. Our Lady of the Poor trusted us. She associates us with her work. We therefore commit ourselves to it with generosity and fidelity, by responding to her invitation.”
Albert Houssiau (1924–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Creating more opportunities for women in the Kenyan real estate industry requires a multi-faceted approach. Real estate companies should implement policies that promote gender diversity in their workforce. This includes equitable hiring practices, equal pay for equal work, and support for work-life balance”
Emma Miloyo (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You just have to put the work in to get to that level, I believe anyone can do it.Ire's advice to young programmers who aspire to work for TECH giants like Google”
Ire Aderinokun (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At first I didn’t understand, because here, we hear always that African people are hard workers and love work because God made them specially for the hard work of the world…”
Amma Darko (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This job, I’m doing it for life so at every stage I am in my professional career as an actor, I want to look the path that I want to play so I continue to work on myself and work on my craft.”
Uche Jombo (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a democratic country at our stage of development, the social feasibility of stabilisation measures is at least as important as their economic feasibility. In such a country a static stability does not work or, even when it seems to work, it backfires at one stage. It has to be a dynamic stability, ensuring a certain momentum in growth and development.”
Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech Made to the European Parliamentary Assembly" (10 May 1979)
“Don't worry about a grand scheme or unified vision for your work. [...] What unifies your work is the fact that you made it. One day, you'll look back and it will all make sense.”
Austin Kleon (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The only thing we can really control is what we spend our days on. What we work on and how hard we work on it. It might seem like a stretch, but I really think the best thing you can do if you want to make art is to pretend you're starring in your own remake of Groundhog Day: Yesterday's over, tomorrow may never come, there's just today and what you can do with it.”
Austin Kleon (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We work with everyone. We don't choose who to work with. By coming to Russia, we are simply expanding the scope of those with whom we closely cooperate.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Samia dismisses East-West divide, says Tanzania chooses partners, not blocs the citizen (June 08, 2026 -)
“It is easy to forget how mysterious and mighty stories are. They do their work in silence, invisibly. They work with all the internal materials of the mind and self. They become part of you while changing you. Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.”
“When the first HIV cases were reported in Botswana we did not have the infrastructurein place to deal with this epidemic. We had to work in partnerships to be able to address the impact of the epidemic. We know what can work, and now our response to HIV aligns with the SDGs and the national vision for the country's future.”
Slumber Tsogwane (born 1960) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inclusion of communities in decision making crucial to achieving Agenda 2030", 19 July 2017, Retrieved 15th January 2022
“Work hard, but also work with purpose and excellence.”
Jeannette Kagame (born 1962) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First Lady: Opportunities should not be limited by where a child is born New Times (July 24, 2026)
“Being a woman, you have to work extra hard to prove yourself — even more than a man. Some men might not like that, but that's the way it is. Work hard, be strong and don't let anything deter you. I've done it. You can do it, too.”
Belinda Bennett first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Belinda Bennett (2021) cited in: "Windstar Cruises' Belinda Bennett: 'I refused to be broken'" in TradeWinds, 6 April 2021.
“Human life -- ah! life in general -- is poetry. Unconscious of ourselves, we live it -- day by day and piece by piece -- but in its inviolable wholeness it lives, it composes, us. Far from the old phrase: "turn your life into a work of art"; we are not our art work.”
Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Opening epigraph; translation by Frank Beck, 2015
“I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.”
Xavier Dolan (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To members of the state and federal judicial branches, thank you for being here and for your service to our state and nation. I would like to congratulate my fellow constitutional officers – It’s an honor to work with each of you. To my staff and my cabinet, thank you for your tireless work. I’m forever grateful.”
“After I finished school, I started to get in touch with the referee's work. After all, I grew up in this circle and felt that the referee's job was more interesting, so I slowly decided that the referee's work was my future direction.”
Chen Ruolin (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Are you getting bored doing interviews? That's work. It's the most responsible, representative and solemn work there is — like sport. Anyone who does not aim for the Olympic Games or championships should not be in the sports industry.”
Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946–2022) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zhirinovsky: 'Europe, you shall tremble!'" in DW News (11 March 2018)
“I have put in so much of hard work all these years, and to see those years of hard work finally bearing fruit now as me being No. 1, is very special. But with this the responsibilities are many fold as expectations keep on rising. However, I have never shied away from giving my best and I will continue to do so in the coming years.”
Saina Nehwal (born 1990) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Saina Nehwal Interview: 'The Last Year Has Been The Toughest Time Of My Life'" in The Huffington Post (23 May 2015)
“community organizations, institutions, that have been doing this work in the city for many, many years, they need to be funded. They need to have—they need capacity to staff up and to start doing the kind of work, because they have the trust and because they have the experience and because they are here, they are local.”
Robert D. Bullard (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our troops know how to work together,they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to protect and defend this country. We surely in these chambers can do the same. So let's stop blaming each and other and let's get to work. Our men and women in uniform deserve nothing less.”
Tammy Duckworth (born 1968) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sen. Tammy Duckworth blasts Trump as 'draft dodger' (January 21, 2018).