“I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.”

“The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.”

“I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with the roughest courage. When they are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know.”

“By the work one knows the workman.”

“Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.”

“Any necessary work that pays an honest wage carries its own honor and dignity.”

“Hard work doesn't guarantee success, but improves its chances.”

“The greatest weariness comes from work not done.”

“It seems the harder I work, the more luck I have.”

“You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough.”

“For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.”

“Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.”

“In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100% dedication, you won't be able to do this.”

“Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.”

“My work is loving the world.”

“What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.”

“Confidence is the result of hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.”

“Work without Hope draws nectar in a sieve, And Hope without an object cannot live.”

“Music is the effort we make to explain to ourselves how our brains work. We listen to Bach transfixed because this is listening to a human mind.”

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost: that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”

“If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.”

“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. ”

“Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free. ”

“When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open and love steps forth to heal everything in sight.”

“One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just a few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, large enough to warm up your entire circle of friends; needless to say that individuality counts but team work dynamites. ”

“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”

“Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.”

“Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means.”

“There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.”