Work Quotes
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When I was at high school, I used to pretend that I had work, and I would go and tell the head of school that I, like, really needed to leave, and I was really stressed out because I had work.
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I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring.
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Every year a thousand kilometers of motor-roads will be opened until the greatest work in the history of mankind is completed.
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Go directly to work' means... when an idea strikes, you drop everything and when your work bell tolls, you answer it.
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Being a professional woman, I function the best when I don't distinguish between work and play.
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The person whose work introduced me to the craft was Lorraine Hansberry. The person who taught me to love the craft was Tennessee Williams. The person who really taught me the power of the craft was August Wilson, and the person who taught me the political heft of the craft was Arthur Miller.
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Well, I think that a lot of times when you're working on a film, there aren't really opportunities to get to know all the people you have to work with.
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A wedding is the formality a man has to go through before going to work for a new boss.
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I live, like every real man, in my work.
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I would love to work with Joss Whedon again.
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Either data supports the observations or they don't. Voting doesn't work in science.
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Handouts are not going to end global poverty, but work - real work - just might.
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We have a moral obligation to make sure the people who are being required to work have the opportunity to work. We must make sure the jobs are there.
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There's nothing worse than a director that keeps changing their mind. Because, unlike the directors I work with, I'm not decisive at all.
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The satisfaction comes because you work hard and it pays off. It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would.
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Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars.
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Progressive art can assist people to learn what's at work in the society in which they live.
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Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.
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I never wanted to get paid by the hour. If I was going to do more work than another guy, I wanted to get paid more.
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The scientific community should work as hard as possible to address major issues that affect our everyday lives such as climate change, infectious diseases and counterterrorism; in particular, 'clean energy' research deserves far higher priority. And science and technology are the prime routes to tackling these issues.
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I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.
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It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about.
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I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.
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I was terrified to do 'G.I. Joe.' I had no idea how to do one of those movies. I was kind of scared. You know, if one of those doesn't work, it's a huge hit on your career. People are like, 'Well he couldn't make a $170 million movie work. I don't want him in my film.'
