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title: "7 Work Stories Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Work Stories quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Work Stories sayings and thoughts."
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> [Ultimately what I try to do is work on stories I love with people I admire, and sometimes they get made and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/ultimately-what-i-try-to-do-is-work-on-stories-i-love-with-people-i/)

[Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/peter-hedges-5212_admire_ultimately-what-i-try-to-do-is-work-on-s_42117.jpg)

> [Being under the microscope meant I was never given any slack. I still managed to screw up plenty in life, mind you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronan-farrow/being-under-the-microscope-meant-i-was-never-given-any-slack-i-still/)

[Ronan Farrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronan-farrow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/ronan-farrow-17492_built_being-under-the-microscope-meant-i-was-n_1145849.png)

> [For me, it's always about the work and the stories I'm telling and the slices of life I feel should be illuminated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teyonah-parris/for-me-it-s-always-about-the-work-and-the-stories-i-m-telling-and-the/)

[Teyonah Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teyonah-parris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/teyonah-parris-12195_always_for-me-it-s-always-about-the-work-and-th_1314570.jpg)

> [When I work on stories, I tend to lose sight of everything else. I forget to pay bills or to shave. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-grann/when-i-work-on-stories-i-tend-to-lose-sight-of-everything-else-i/)

[David Grann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-grann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/david-grann-2569_change_when-i-work-on-stories-i-tend-to-lose-si_1598158.jpg)

> [I hate being away, but I understand that for me, that's where the work, the stories are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burnett/i-hate-being-away-but-i-understand-that-for-me-that-s-where-the-work/)

[David Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burnett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/david-burnett-37563_away_i-hate-being-away-but-i-understand-that_2139426.png)

> [I haven't made a career off my looks, thank God, but hopefully how I've moved people emotionally, the directors I've been able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juliette-lewis/i-haven-t-made-a-career-off-my-looks-thank-god-but-hopefully-how-i-ve/)

[Juliette Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juliette-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/juliette-lewis-2857_career_i-haven-t-made-a-career-off-my-looks-tha_2788478.png)

> [I work on stories rather than individual pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastiao-salgado/i-work-on-stories-rather-than-individual-pictures/)

[Sebastiao Salgado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastiao-salgado/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/sebastiao-salgado-12538_individual_i-work-on-stories-rather-than-individual_2876196.jpg)

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