"There is rough work to be done, and rough men must do it; there is gentle work to be done, and gentlemen must do it."
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"Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it."
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"Don't say yes until I've finished talking. - Attributed to many Hollywood executives Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny."
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"I've tried to be totally present, so that when I'm finished with a piece of work, I'm finished. ... The work, once completed, does not need me. The work I'm working on needs my total concentration. The one that's finished doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to itself."
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"I had thought, in my blindness, that the great things were the easiest to do, but now I see that drudgery is an inseparable part of everything worth while, and the more worth while it is, the more drudgery is involved."
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"The spirit in which one earns his daily bread means as much to his soul as the bread itself may mean to his body."
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"This surface good-nature which captivates a new acquaintance and is no bar to treachery, which knows no scruple and is never at fault for an excuse, which makes an outcry at the wound which it condones, is one of the most distinctive features of the journalist. This camaraderie (the word is a stroke of genius) corrodes the noblest minds; it eats into their pride like rust, kills the germ of great deeds, and lends a sanction to moral cowardice."
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"The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Answering why he had not implemented organizational reforms after five months when 'God created the universe in seven day"
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"There is nothing derogatory in any employment which ministers to the well-being of the race. It is the spirit that is carried into an employment that elevates or degrades it."
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"Work is always my salvation and I will celebrate it."
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"As long as you're getting along, it's nice to work with someone you know well."
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"I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?"
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"He lacks much who has no aptitude for idleness."
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