Desk Quotes

484 Desk quotes by 403 unique authors

I got so I simply gagged everytime I sat before my desk to write an ad. — Hart Crane
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear… — C. Day Lewis
Suppose you were working at your job one day, and you made a little mistake. Then all of a sudden a red light went on… — Jacques Plante
I usually choose movies that I would want to see. I appreciate drama and if the right script came across my desk, drama you will… — Danny McBride
My favourite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually sit down at… — Anthony Horowitz
I write while my son is at school. At about 7:45 A.M., I walk him there, with the dogs, then walk them for another forty… — Geraldine Brooks
I was a news reporter for 16 years, seven of them a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. Perhaps the most… — Geraldine Brooks
I once dreamed a whole short story. Wrapped in its peculiar atmosphere, as if draped in clouds, I walked entranced to my desk at about… — Hilary Mantel
How I envy writers who can work on aeroplanes or in hotel rooms. On the run I can produce an article or a book review,… — John Banville
I did a lot of freelance desk publishing jobs when I graduated from college. I sort of earned a living doing that while I was… — Jason Katims
I have this vision of maybe going the way of Bill Kurtis and, I think, Tom Brokaw, to a certain extent - the ability to… — Lester Holt
Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb… — Patricia Marx
When a load of bricks, dumped on a corner lot, can arrange themselves into a house; when a handful of springs and screws and wheels,… — Bruce Barton
DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man, with a red necktie and… — Ambrose Bierce
Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any other I know. I am not one of the desk-pounding… — Dwight David Eisenhower
I hope your mind's not as empty as that desk — Lyndon B. Johnson
Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I can't tell you every document that I've seen. It may have passed… — Rand Beers
If a cluttered desk is sign of a cluttered mind, what is an empty desk a sign of? — Albert Einstein
Closing all the internet windows by the time your boss gets to your desk is like getting the keys into the door before the killer… — Valdovinoz1015
Drugs wont fix em, curled up on the floor, can't take it anymore now he's talking to God, 'cause he's the only one that gets… — James
To someone who was wondering how my room was : I said I kept the pink and grey wall but added posters ... OMFG I… — Unknown Author
Yes.. yes .. it's Oli Sykes in the picture hanged over the desk ... — Unknown Author
The boy sat at his desk, Watching, Observing, Always aware. He saw the joy, The friendships, Heard the giggles, Yet knew these things not, In… — Eric Nickel
I hate teachers that think they are smart.... Can I go to the bathroom...? I don't know can you? Girl I will crap on your… — Serenity Karma
A 9-5 from age 22 til' 65 is absurd. Wake up and realise that we were made to LIVE not to survive. Only work until… — Tsepiso Makhubedu

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403 authors contributed a total of 484 Desk Quotes, led by these top contributors: