A great demand today is that work should be interesting. This is a recent development in human history, and workers in field or factory over the centuries would have been greatly puzzled by it.

Quote by George Watson

Topics: Work Quotes

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known,...

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known,...

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance

Never take a job where winter winds can blow up your pants.

Never take a job where winter winds can blow up your pants.

I'd like [people] to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet...

I'd like [people] to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet...

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.

Why do I like racing? I was too lazy to work and too chicken to...

Why do I like racing? I was too lazy to work and too chicken to...

Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least

Those who work most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand least

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the...

In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the...

I don't pretend to tell people how to live their lives other than to do...

I don't pretend to tell people how to live their lives other than to do...

Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard...

Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard...

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the...

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the...

Just as appetite comes from eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible...

Just as appetite comes from eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...