Work Quotes

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Marlon once said to me about being an actor: Can you imagine going to work every day and pretending to be someone else? — Mike Medavoy
Music is a work in progress. On a record, it gets frozen in time. And it's oddly unnatural. — Linda Ronstadt
You just have to work really hard and throw everything into it. ... It's really hard to be an artist, and even if you do… — Dana Schutz
Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard. — Mason Cooley
Every now and then I'll get seduced by the idea of money, and I'll take a stab at that...and I fall flat on my ass.… — Rodney Crowell
I find that I end up liking songs if I really have an idea of something I wat to write about-some problem in my life… — Unknown Author
Everyone has his own particular talent, niche and interests. Which isn't to say that you shouldn't try new genres or styles or explore forms other… — Unknown Author
People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my basement and gaze… — Nathaniel Philbrick
Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story song, the variation on a… — David Massengill
I use three main tools in writing: instinct, hard work and dumb luck. Dumb luck is missing a train and, while you wait for the… — David Massengill
I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single… — David Massengill
These days, I find I'm applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs… — Ani DiFranco
I typically will work on a lyric in a three-ring binder. On the right side, I'll write the lyric, and on the left side, I… — James Taylor
You need to work at the craft of songwriting, but not only the craft. When I see people working both on themselves and the craft,… — Fred Eaglesmith
A man's perfection is his work. — Thomas Carlyle
People say you make your best work when in despair, but I think happiness is a good place to write from — Paul Weller
Play is the work of the child. — Maria Montessori
When I work, I work. I don't think about anything else. I just wanna get the work done. And I'm a perfectionist. — Coco Lee
The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought. In all our… — Richard Rolle
They (the Jews) work more effectively against us, than the enemy's armies. They are a hundred times more dangerous to our liberties and the great… — George Washington
We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the… — John Boehner
Inspiration is a word used by people who aren't really doing anything. I go into my office every day that I'm in Brighton and work.… — Nick Cave
If you like someone's work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to. Anyone who wants to be… — Bob Dylan
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the… — Iron & Wine
The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think… — A. R. Rahman

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