Work & Money Sayings

239 sayings found from 239 authors

A horse that has been broken can be ridden; a man who has been taught can be employed.

— Xunzi c. 3rd century BCE
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Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that. Stop him at once to work, and you will be surprised how soon it gets rusty.

— Leo Tolstoy 1878
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There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.

— Ernest Hemingway Unknown
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The amount of money one has is not in direct relation to how happy one is.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald 1938
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Navigating without a compass, which is to say, without a clear idea of what is right and what is wrong, is a dangerous business.

— Toni Morrison 2019
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I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

— Oscar Wilde Late 19th Century
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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.

— Robert Frost Unknown
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I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.

— Kurt Vonnegut Unknown
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I'm a magician. I make things up. That's my job.

— Ray Bradbury N/A
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I think a writer's job is to tell the truth. And the truth is not always pretty.

— Ursula K. Le Guin 2000
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I'm a writer, not a politician. My job is to ask questions, not to provide answers.

— Salman Rushdie 2010s
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I'm not a morning person. I prefer to work at night.

— Haruki Murakami 2000s
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I think that a writer's job is to tell the truth, even if it's a lie.

— Stephen King 1989
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Work is the best antidote to sorrow.

— Arthur Conan Doyle 1895
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It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

— Alexandre Dumas Mid-19th century
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You can be a lady and do your own work.

— Zora Neale Hurston 1942
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The best things in life are free, but they cost a lot of money.

— Samuel Beckett Unknown
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I'm still unable to work. I'm afraid I'll never be able to paint again.

— Claude Monet 1890
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The only thing the world will be short of in the future is money.

— Salvador Dali 1970s
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I always like to work on things that are not necessarily the best representations of me, but are just things that I want to do.

— Andy Warhol Uncertain
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