--- title: "12 Work Knew Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Work Knew quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Work Knew sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/paul-orndorff-21447_every-night_i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45_1556272.jpg" --- > [I worked every night, and I'd go 25, 35, 45 minutes, and that is what made me, and that is that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-orndorff/i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45-minutes-and-that-is-what/) [Paul Orndorff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-orndorff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/paul-orndorff-21447_every-night_i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45_1556272.jpg) > [“He taught me more about aid work than anyone else. He knew that it took strategy, not heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/he-taught-me-more-about-aid-work-than-anyone-else-he-knew-that-it/) [Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/jeffrey-gettleman-15142_aid-work_he-taught-me-more-about-aid-work-than-an_2690518.jpg) > [“Except when she was at work, no one knew where she was at any time of day and no one waited for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-sebold/except-when-she-was-at-work-no-one-knew-where-she-was-at-any-time-of/) [Alice Sebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-sebold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/alice-sebold-999_anonymity_except-when-she-was-at-work-no-one-knew_2761500.jpg) > [I knew her work very well and I knew that if she offered me a role in her movie, it wouldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrice-dalle/i-knew-her-work-very-well-and-i-knew-that-if-she-offered-me-a-role-in/) [Beatrice Dalle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrice-dalle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/beatrice-dalle-43418_film_i-knew-her-work-very-well-and-i-knew-tha_1993235.png) > [We would always rush to do our homework because after work, we knew that it was football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amari-cooper/we-would-always-rush-to-do-our-homework-because-after-work-we-knew/) [Amari Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amari-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/amari-cooper-4988_always_we-would-always-rush-to-do-our-homework_226230.png) > [When I go back through my work, I can see that I knew what I wanted to do. As a younger woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-mccartney/when-i-go-back-through-my-work-i-can-see-that-i-knew-what-i-wanted-to/) [Mary McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-mccartney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/mary-mccartney-16555_confidence_when-i-go-back-through-my-work-i-can-see_344481.jpg) > [I rose to the top real quick, and I was surrounded by Triple H, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, these guys who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-orton/i-rose-to-the-top-real-quick-and-i-was-surrounded-by-triple-h-ric/) [Randy Orton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-orton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/randy-orton-2629_real_i-rose-to-the-top-real-quick-and-i-was-s_669372.png) > [For a long time I wanted to do the kind of work my dad did. He was going to ask his foreman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/for-a-long-time-i-wanted-to-do-the-kind-of-work-my-dad-did-he-was/) [Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a04/raymond-carver-2821_about_for-a-long-time-i-wanted-to-do-the-kind_598042.png) > [I approach this, coming to Cleveland, how I approach everything else. I was coming here and I was going to work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-chubb/i-approach-this-coming-to-cleveland-how-i-approach-everything-else-i/) [Nick Chubb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-chubb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/nick-chubb-13295_approach_i-approach-this-coming-to-cleveland-how_2271152.jpg) > [“The farm work they hated was the only work they knew. Often, even the basic skills of plumbing or electricity or mechanical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-caro/the-farm-work-they-hated-was-the-only-work-they-knew-often-even-the/) [Robert A. Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-caro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/robert-a-caro-15999_acculturation_the-farm-work-they-hated-was-the-only-wo_1473786.jpg) > [“At work, they knew me to be capable but fragile. Quiet, clouded up with daydreams. Usually diligent, though sometimes inconsistent, moody. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ling-ma/at-work-they-knew-me-to-be-capable-but-fragile-quiet-clouded-up-with/) [Ling Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ling-ma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/ling-ma-51035_capability_at-work-they-knew-me-to-be-capable-but-f_1206881.jpg) > [“On Work and Charity Likewise (Maria) watched (Martin's) toils and knew the measure of the midnight oil he burned. Work! She knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-london/on-work-and-charity-likewise-maria-watched-martin-s-toils-and-knew/) [Jack London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-london/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/jack-london-595_flesh-and-blood_on-work-and-charity-likewise-maria-watch_1016870.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work-knew/#itemlist", "name": "Work Knew Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I worked every night, and I'd go 25, 35, 45 minutes, and that is what made me, and that is that I knew how to work, and I knew how to work the people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Orndorff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-orndorff/i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45-minutes-and-that-is-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/paul-orndorff-21447_every-night_i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45_1556272.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/paul-orndorff-21447_every-night_i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45_1556272.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/paul-orndorff-21447_every-night_i-worked-every-night-and-i-d-go-25-35-45_1556272.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I worked every night, and I'd go 25, 35, 45 minutes, and that is what made me, and that is that I knew how…” — Paul Orndorff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He taught me more about aid work than anyone else. 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