--- title: "9 Work Word Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Work Word quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Work Word sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_be-good_be-good-to-your-work-your-word-and-your_2215345.png" --- > [“Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/be-good-to-your-work-your-word-and-your-friend/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_be-good_be-good-to-your-work-your-word-and-your_2215345.png) > [“believe in work not in word.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gita/believe-in-work-not-in-word/) [gita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/gita-71234_faith_believe-in-work-not-in-word-2076969_2076969.jpg) > [Be true to your work, your word, and your friends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/be-true-to-your-work-your-word-and-your-friends/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/anonymous-1_advice_be-true-to-your-work-your-word-and-your_1558084.jpg) > [If your presence doesn't work, neither will your word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-your-presence-doesn-t-work-neither-will-your-word/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/anonymous-1_inspirational_if-your-presence-doesn-t-work-neither-wi_2750852.jpg) > [Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/be-true-to-your-work-your-word-and-your-friend/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/anonymous-1_friend_be-true-to-your-work-your-word-and-your_3067759.jpg) > [If I had to describe my work in one word, that word would be time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-goldsworthy/if-i-had-to-describe-my-work-in-one-word-that-word-would-be-time/) [Andy Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-goldsworthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/andy-goldsworthy-4466_ifs_if-i-had-to-describe-my-work-in-one-word_55717.png) > [When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/when-i-begin-to-doubt-my-ability-to-work-the-word-i-simply-read/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/charles-bukowski-73_ability_when-i-begin-to-doubt-my-ability-to-work_1644046.jpg) > [I am sick of talking about What and Why I am doing. I have always believed that the WORK is the word.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-rauschenberg/i-am-sick-of-talking-about-what-and-why-i-am-doing-i-have-always/) [Robert Rauschenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-rauschenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/robert-rauschenberg-5257_action_i-am-sick-of-talking-about-what-and-why_176314.jpg) > [“Be pragmatic, then. If you’re not happy with the way your writing has gone, you might give my method a try. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/be-pragmatic-then-if-you-re-not-happy-with-the-way-your-writing-has/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/ray-bradbury-75_pragmatic_be-pragmatic-then-if-you-re-not-happy-wi_2631005.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work-word/#itemlist", "name": "Work Word Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Waldo Emerson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/be-good-to-your-work-your-word-and-your-friend/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_be-good_be-good-to-your-work-your-word-and-your_2215345.png", "contentUrl": 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