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> [You can only work on yourself. Start there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-o-howell/you-can-only-work-on-yourself-start-there/)

[Alice O. Howell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-o-howell/)

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> [If a woman's work is never done, she should start earlier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-stevens/if-a-woman-s-work-is-never-done-she-should-start-earlier/)

[Ron Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-stevens/)

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> [“Stop living to work or and start working to give.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-liano/stop-living-to-work-or-and-start-working-to-give/)

[Rob Liano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-liano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/rob-liano-8063_art-work_stop-living-to-work-or-and-start-working_510249.jpg)

> [I can only be so long without work before I start getting antsy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-can-only-be-so-long-without-work-before-i-start-getting-antsy/)

[Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/morgan-freeman-1202_i-can_i-can-only-be-so-long-without-work-befor_2064529.jpg)

> [Any new work that you start with is exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiku-sharda/any-new-work-that-you-start-with-is-exciting/)

[Kiku Sharda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiku-sharda/)

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> [“I made my mind up that this evening, after work, I would start taking applications for a new official sub. I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-mummert/i-made-my-mind-up-that-this-evening-after-work-i-would-start-taking/)

[Teresa Mummert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-mummert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/teresa-mummert-4826_psychology_i-made-my-mind-up-that-this-evening-afte_528173.jpg)

> [There are still many things to work on - the start, the transition, the finish. I am not just going to sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce/there-are-still-many-things-to-work-on-the-start-the-transition-the/)

[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-11385_finish_there-are-still-many-things-to-work-on-t_736140.jpg)

> [“I think we got some work done, back at the start, because nobody knew us, nobody bothered us - and we had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-edsel/i-think-we-got-some-work-done-back-at-the-start-because-nobody-knew/)

[Robert Edsel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-edsel/)

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> [I was told at the age of 20 that the work would start really coming in when I was 40, and it's true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-watkins/i-was-told-at-the-age-of-20-that-the-work-would-start-really-coming/)

[Jason Watkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-watkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/jason-watkins-13639_age_i-was-told-at-the-age-of-20-that-the-wor_1221386.jpg)

> [Most of my work is done before we start shooting, preparation work, so my normal day begins when I start writing, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-fey/most-of-my-work-is-done-before-we-start-shooting-preparation-work-so/)

[Tina Fey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-fey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40d/tina-fey-484_done_most-of-my-work-is-done-before-we-start_2618609.jpg)

> [I'd say people get to work and start being more understanding of everybody - instead of calling everybody names, start being more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-d-say-people-get-to-work-and-start-being-more-understanding-of/)

[Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/clint-eastwood-513_ass_i-d-say-people-get-to-work-and-start-bei_1819217.jpg)

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