“Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.”
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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There are moments when you feel that
“There are moments when you feel that the desire to work is fading, and the only way to bring it back is to get away from it, to put yourself in a state of frustration so you feel the need again.”
— Emmanuelle Beart
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It is not sufficient to see and
“It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.”
— Voltaire
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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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When you have a great and difficult
“When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself.”
— Isak Dinesen
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I had spent some time in the
“I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed.”
— Hugh Jackman
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The artist is nothing without the gift,
“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.”
— Emile Zola
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I think the importance of doing activist
“I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement.”
— Angela Davis
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Believe in yourself, and the rest will
“Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.”
— Brad Henry
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To work with the hands or brain,
“To work with the hands or brain, according to our requirements and our capacities, to do that which lies before us to do, is more honorable than rank and title.”
— Albert Pike
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The leader who exercises power with honor
“The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.”
— Blaine Lee
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