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Work Quotes by George Carlin
- Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to…
- Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
- I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.
- When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it…
- Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.
- If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?
- I have a suggestion that I think would help fight serious crime. Signs. There are lots of signs for minor infractions: No Smoking, Stay Off…
- The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,”…
- Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? It’s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans…
- The child molester skipped breakfast, but said he'd grab a little something on the way to work.
- If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work.
- The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.
- Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent…
- Regarding jam sessions: Jazz musicians are the only workers I can think of who are willing to put in a full shift for pay and…
- The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What…
More Work Quotes
- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle
- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle
- I try to work on shows that I would want to watch. — J. J. Abrams
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach