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title: "5 Compelled Work Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-day-lewis/i-feel-less-often-compelled-to-do-the-work-than-i-was-in-the-past/)

[Daniel Day-Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-day-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/daniel-day-lewis-3575_compelled_i-feel-less-often-compelled-to-do-the-wo_684541.jpg)

> [If it looks like fun, and it looks like quality, then I'll do it. I don't feel compelled to work - or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-neill/if-it-looks-like-fun-and-it-looks-like-quality-then-i-ll-do-it-i-don/)

[Sam Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-neill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/sam-neill-10608_feel_if-it-looks-like-fun-and-it-looks-like-q_726080.jpg)

> [Where there is a man who does not labor because another is compelled to work for him, there slavery is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-tolstoy/where-there-is-a-man-who-does-not-labor-because-another-is-compelled/)

[Leo Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-tolstoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/leo-tolstoy-55_compelled_where-there-is-a-man-who-does-not-labor_2379973.png)

> [Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you just as the highwayman’s gun. You must live ……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-berkman/are-you-not-compelled-to-work-for-an-employer-your-need-compels-you/)

[Alexander Berkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-berkman/)

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> [We are compelled to work more hours per day, receive less pay per hour, pay more for what we buy, and recieve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-lindbergh/we-are-compelled-to-work-more-hours-per-day-receive-less-pay-per-hour/)

[Charles Lindbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-lindbergh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/charles-lindbergh-2267_advancing_we-are-compelled-to-work-more-hours-per_3096461.png)

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