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title: "12 Somebody Work Quotes by 12 authors"
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> [Nobody at home should feel like they are competing with somebody at work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/nobody-at-home-should-feel-like-they-are-competing-with-somebody-at/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/andy-stanley-737_competing_nobody-at-home-should-feel-like-they-are_2319024.png)

> [I find it hard to manage somebody's work unless I have an intimate knowledge of how to do it myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-kan/i-find-it-hard-to-manage-somebody-s-work-unless-i-have-an-intimate/)

[Justin Kan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-kan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/justin-kan-4459_hard_i-find-it-hard-to-manage-somebody-s-work_1541698.png)

> [You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucinda-williams/you-can-t-really-praise-somebody-s-work-and-then-criticize-the-process/)

[Lucinda Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucinda-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/lucinda-williams-7280_criticize_you-can-t-really-praise-somebody-s-work_2560522.jpg)

> [It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/it-s-a-big-error-to-think-that-because-you-like-somebody-s-work-you/)

[Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/paul-simon-1703_big_it-s-a-big-error-to-think-that-because-y_1505379.png)

> [Why would somebody work hard for 30 years if they can't give it to their kids?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sargun-mehta/why-would-somebody-work-hard-for-30-years-if-they-can-t-give-it-to/)

[Sargun Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sargun-mehta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sargun-mehta-6593_body-work_why-would-somebody-work-hard-for-30-year_2216242.jpg)

> [What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gershwin/what-the-hell-do-you-want-to-work-for-somebody-else-for-work-for/)

[George Gershwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gershwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/george-gershwin-16455_gershwin_what-the-hell-do-you-want-to-work-for-so_3125134.png)

> [It's hard for me to work for somebody else. I can work with someone, but not for someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/it-s-hard-for-me-to-work-for-somebody-else-i-can-work-with-someone/)

[Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-12_else_it-s-hard-for-me-to-work-for-somebody-el_2297049.jpg)

> [Why would you give money to somebody whose work you don't understand?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-alda/why-would-you-give-money-to-somebody-whose-work-you-don-t-understand/)

[Alan Alda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-alda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/alan-alda-1859_artist_why-would-you-give-money-to-somebody-who_1624613.png)

> [When you're working with somebody, you work to their strengths. Do you know what I mean? It doesn't matter who it is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-cage/when-you-re-working-with-somebody-you-work-to-their-strengths-do-you/)

[Christian Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-cage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/christian-cage-6337_matter_when-you-re-working-with-somebody-you-wo_2402510.jpg)

> [You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/you-ve-got-a-lot-of-very-very-smart-people-standing-by-waiting-for/)

[Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/mike-rowe-9504_long_you-ve-got-a-lot-of-very-very-smart-peop_1652283.png)

> [I had someone call me this morning telling me they had somebody who would only work a certain number of hours a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-had-someone-call-me-this-morning-telling-me-they-had-somebody-who/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/anonymous-1_assistance_i-had-someone-call-me-this-morning-telli_1544394.jpg)

> [It's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-ashford/it-s-a-rare-thing-to-find-somebody-you-can-work-with-work-off-of-and/)

[Matthew Ashford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-ashford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/matthew-ashford-24194_fun_it-s-a-rare-thing-to-find-somebody-you-c_1976741.jpg)

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