"But he had gone his way, the grass all mown, And I must be, as he had been - alone, As all must be, I said within my heart, Whether they work together or apart."
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"A man has got to keep his extrication. The important thing is not to get bogged down In what he has to do to earn a living."
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"Don't ever confuse motion with progress."
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"Among people I have met, the few whom I would term “great” all share a kind of unquestioned, fierce dedication; an utter lack of doubt about the value of their activities (or at least an internal impulse that drives through any such angst); and above all, a capacity to work (or at least to be mentally alert for unexpected insights) at every available moment of every day of their lives."
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"Write what you like, then imbue it with life and make it unique by blending in your own personal knowledge of life, friendship, relationships, sex, and work. Especially work. People love to read about work. God knows why, but they do."
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"Bad psychoanalysis would say I enjoyed pleasing people, working really hard and pleasing people, which is probably related to my father in some way. But I really liked working hard. When I worked at Disneyland, I'd do 12 hours straight and go home thrilled."
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"Third box car, midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine. Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues."
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"If a woman's work is never done, she should start earlier."
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"Work ... is redemption."
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"The opportunity is not in being momentarily popular with the anonymous masses. It's in being missed when you're gone, in doing work that matters to the tribe you choose."
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"It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived."
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"I am focused on the work. I am constantly creating. I am a busy girl. I live and breathe my work. I love what I do. I believe in the message. There's no stopping. I didn't create the fame, the fame created me."
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"I cannot imagine anything nobler or more national than that for, say, one hour in the day we should all do the labor the poor must do, and thus identify ourselves with them and through them, with all mankind."
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"I can't deny that Jerry Springer supposedly beating us didn't affect me. There was a point where I felt like, Golly, you work so hard, you try so hard and the people say they want meaningful television and then Jerry Springer ends up beating you. It was disturbing."
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"Turks have a dismissive phrase: he works like a clerk. I have turned this insult around: I am proud to say that I work like a clerk."
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"I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more."
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"One must have some sort of occupation nowadays. If I hadn't my debts I shouldn't have anything to think about."
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"To toil for a hard master is bitter, but to have no master to toil for is more bitter still."
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"There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession."
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"You put aside the work that's done, and seek some work to do."
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