55 Job Quotes to Help You Stay Motivated and Inspired at Work

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  • I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it. — Bill Gates
  • It's a folk singer's job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people — Woody Guthrie
  • Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. — Henry Ford
  • Mother Nature is the true artist and our job as cooks is to allow her to shine. — Marco Pierre White
  • True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition. — Frederick Herzberg
  • Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs. — Nancy Pelosi
  • You get the job done or you don't. — Bill Belichick
  • Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. — Steve Jobs
  • Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. — Steve Jobs
  • ‎"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. — Thomas Merton
Job quote In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.
In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.

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More Job Quotes

One Way: Jesus! One Job: Evangelism! - T.L. Osborn quote

One Way: Jesus! One Job: Evangelism! — T.L. Osborn

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job. - Zig Ziglar quote

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job. — Zig Ziglar

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. - Fred Astaire quote

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job. - Tom Landry quote

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job. — Tom Landry

It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote

It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish. — J. R. R. Tolkien

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. - Albert Camus quote

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. — Albert Camus

Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women. - Phyllis Schlafly quote

Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women. — Phyllis Schlafly

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. - Ralph Waldo Emerson quote

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. - Jim Rohn quote

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. — Jim Rohn

My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor. - Victoria Pratt quote

My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor. — Victoria Pratt

I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them. - Princess of Wales Diana quote

I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them. — Princess of Wales Diana

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain. - Helmut Newton quote

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain. — Helmut Newton

Quit your job. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return. - Spencer Antle quote

Quit your job. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return. — Spencer Antle

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. - Aristotle quote

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle

It's not your job to like me - it's mine - Byron Katie quote

It's not your job to like me - it's mine — Byron Katie

Posing was the first job I did in which I understood what I was doing. - Quentin Crisp quote

Posing was the first job I did in which I understood what I was doing. — Quentin Crisp

I'll hire blacks as long as they can do the cotton-pickin' job. - Evan Mecham quote

I'll hire blacks as long as they can do the cotton-pickin' job. — Evan Mecham

God has spoken to me many times that my job is to love and his job is to heal. - Heidi Baker quote

God has spoken to me many times that my job is to love and his job is to heal. — Heidi Baker

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area. - Jodie Foster quote

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area. — Jodie Foster

Love your Job, but never fall in love with your Company. - N. R. Narayana Murthy quote

Love your Job, but never fall in love with your Company. — N. R. Narayana Murthy

If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. - Steve Jobs quote

If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. — Steve Jobs

Your real job in this world is to be you. - India.Arie quote

Your real job in this world is to be you. — India.Arie

Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran. - Shirin Ebadi quote

Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran. — Shirin Ebadi

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open. - Gunter Grass quote

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open. — Gunter Grass

The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work - Steve Jobs quote

The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work — Steve Jobs

If you're not serving the customer, your job is to be serving someone who is. - Jan Carlzon quote

If you're not serving the customer, your job is to be serving someone who is. — Jan Carlzon

We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas. - Steve Jobs quote

We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas. — Steve Jobs

Get on yo job little man this ain't Saturday - J. Cole quote

Get on yo job little man this ain't Saturday — J. Cole

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand - Vince Lombardi quote

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand — Vince Lombardi

Chose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius quote

Chose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. — Confucius

When I say "work" I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs. - Margaret Laurence quote

When I say "work" I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs. — Margaret Laurence

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later. - Sargent Shriver quote

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later. — Sargent Shriver

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job. - Simone de Beauvoir quote

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job. — Simone de Beauvoir

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. - William Bennett quote

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. — William Bennett

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. — Steve Jobs

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered. — Colin Powell

Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference You can lead without a title — Robin Sharma

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. — Harry S Truman

A black...gets a job with a white-owned company. He is the only black at the firm. He works hard, but he's fighting a losing battle against his genes. — David Duke

To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and hold your decisions. Refuse to be BOUGHT for a nickel, or a million dollars, or a job! — Mary Mcleod Bethune

The best way to accomplish serious design ... is to be totally and completely unqualified for the job. — Paula Scher

In Conclusion

Why do we need to read job quotes, you may ask? Well, they serve as gentle nudges that can remind us to appreciate our jobs, to strive for greatness, and to never settle for less. They can help us to stay focused and dedicated, to see the beauty in our work, and to remember the value of what we do. They are like the 'book of job', filled with valuable lessons and insights. They are the 'Steve Jobs' of the quote world, providing innovative ideas and pushing us to think differently. Whether you're starting a new job or simply needing a boost, job quotes can be the guiding light that leads you to success. So why not give them a try?

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