Quotes in work

Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Every man is proud of what he does well and no man is proud of that he does not do well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue. The latter performs a little imperfectly, looks at it in disgust, turns from it, and imagines himself exceedingly tired.

Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.

Take your work seriously and yourself lightly.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

Dance like it hurts,
Love like you need money,
Work when people are watching.

As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as I don't even like riding in elevators.

Managers are not confronted with problems that are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consist of complex systems of changing problems that interact with each other. I call such situations messes. Problems are extracted from messes by analysis. Managers do not solve problems, they manage messes.