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title: "8 Engaged Work Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Engaged Work quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Engaged Work sayings and thoughts."
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> [Eating, bathing, going to the toilet, talking, thinking, and many other activities related to the body are all work. How is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/eating-bathing-going-to-the-toilet-talking-thinking-and-many-other/)

[Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/ramana-maharshi-915_activity_eating-bathing-going-to-the-toilet-talki_65820.jpg)

> [“Do you feel you are doing something important or that you care about deeply? Do the content and challenges associated with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-moses/do-you-feel-you-are-doing-something-important-or-that-you-care-about/)

[Barbara Moses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-moses/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/barbara-moses-39623_happiness_do-you-feel-you-are-doing-something-impo_194355.jpg)

> [To love is to be engaged is to work is to be interested is to create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lina-wertmuller/to-love-is-to-be-engaged-is-to-work-is-to-be-interested-is-to-create/)

[Lina Wertmuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lina-wertmuller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/lina-wertmuller-26281_creativity_to-love-is-to-be-engaged-is-to-work-is-t_584013.jpg)

> [I feel as though my criteria are based more on how challenging the role is, it doesn't have to fit into any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-perlman/i-feel-as-though-my-criteria-are-based-more-on-how-challenging-the/)

[Ron Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-perlman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/ron-perlman-7226_any_i-feel-as-though-my-criteria-are-based-m_630973.jpg)

> [To be truly engaged at work, your brain needs periodic breaks to gain fresh perspective and energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-achor/to-be-truly-engaged-at-work-your-brain-needs-periodic-breaks-to-gain/)

[Shawn Achor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-achor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/shawn-achor-6891_brain_to-be-truly-engaged-at-work-your-brain-n_989369.png)

> [Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramana-maharshi/meditation-depends-upon-the-strength-of-mind-it-must-be-unceasing/)

[Ramana Maharshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramana-maharshi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/ramana-maharshi-915_depends_meditation-depends-upon-the-strength-of_1240568.jpg)

> [When we are engaged in His work we are very close to Christ. We are expending our anxiety and affections on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-stalker/when-we-are-engaged-in-his-work-we-are-very-close-to-christ-we-are/)

[James Stalker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-stalker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/james-stalker-47569_christian_when-we-are-engaged-in-his-work-we-are-v_2156650.jpg)

> [People will be engaged in your work if it is good, interesting or challenging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jillian-mayer/people-will-be-engaged-in-your-work-if-it-is-good-interesting-or/)

[Jillian Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jillian-mayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/jillian-mayer-50221_challenges_people-will-be-engaged-in-your-work-if-i_2467075.jpg)

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