Their Work Quotes

399 Their Work quotes by 355 unique authors

I don't have anything to say about other people's art and their work. — Dolly Parton
The Republic needed to be passed through chastening, purifying fires of adversity and suffering: so these came and did their work and the verdure of… — Horace Greeley
By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. They do not make wild claims, they do… — Jacob Bronowski
Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the… — John Lahr
Being rewarded for anything other than the quality of their work is the fastest way to screw-up a writer-and it isn't only new ones who… — Greg Egan
Most writers are unhappy with film adaptations of their work, and rightly so. 'Field of Dreams,' however, caught the spirit and essence of 'Shoeless Joe'… — W. P. Kinsella
It's phenomenally important to me that, if I'm going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing.… — Mary McDonnell
When you're free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and… — Scott McCloud
Anyone can express himself or herself, but what writers and poets want to do in their work, more than simply express themselves, is communicate. — Raymond Carver
I like what I see now in China, but I think the Japanese are a step ahead into craziness and weirdness. I go to galleries… — Jean Pigozzi
The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate… — Lucille Roybal-Allard
For the scientists, they're kind of puzzled and pleased that somebody finds their work interesting. It makes it fun for me. I feel like I've… — Mary Roach
My parents showed me by example that they could balance their work and family lives. — Ben Marcus
All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do… — Laozi
So much of unhappiness, it seems to me, is due to nerves; and bad nerves are the result of having nothing to do, or doing… — Lin Yutang
Few persons realize how much of their happiness is dependent upon their work, upon the fact that they are busy and not left to feed… — John Burroughs
The closest thing we have to the traditional ideology of the leisure class is a group of artists and intellectuals who regard their work as… — David Riesman
I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much… — Christian Bale
Sometimes with people their work is the most important thing to them, and sometimes the work enables you to do other things that are more… — James Spader
I wanted to write about women and their work, and about valuing the work we, as women, choose to do. Too many women I knew… — Jennifer Chiaverini

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