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title: "4 Weren Working Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [When I first started out, I was trying to write stories about nurses and lawyers and a lot of people I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/when-i-first-started-out-i-was-trying-to-write-stories-about-nurses/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/donald-ray-pollock-7796_firsts_when-i-first-started-out-i-was-trying-to_274931.png)

> [I knew where people were sleeping in the hallways, you know, instead of doing their job. I knew what systems weren't working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-sheindlin/i-knew-where-people-were-sleeping-in-the-hallways-you-know-instead-of/)

[Judy Sheindlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-sheindlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d6/judy-sheindlin-4359_hallways_i-knew-where-people-were-sleeping-in-the_533675.png)

> [“If you end your day feeling like you got nothing done, it's because you weren't working: you were busy, not productive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-norton/if-you-end-your-day-feeling-like-you-got-nothing-done-it-s-because/)

[Richie Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-norton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/richie-norton-1514_day_if-you-end-your-day-feeling-like-you-got_1042512.jpg)

> [“The carrots weren’t working; it was time for a little stick.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susannah-nix/the-carrots-weren-t-working-it-was-time-for-a-little-stick/)

[Susannah Nix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susannah-nix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/susannah-nix-59435_carrots_the-carrots-weren-t-working-it-was-time_2407175.jpg)

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