Quotes about Work

All play and no work make Jack a poor boy.

Rest as if you'll live forever; work as if you'll die today.

Suppress hate; love generously. Work passionately, live honorably, and love genuinely.

To have worked anywhere near him is to be confronted with the most extreme and disorienting behavior possible. That is hardly an overstatement. Not only is Trump not like other presidents, he is not like anyone most of us have ever known.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

He has joy in our friendship and in our partnering together in the work of the kingdom with Him.

Jesus is trying to draw out this principle: We are designed to work from a place of rest, not rest from work. He makes it quite clear that real rest is found in him being connected to his Father.

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." —Luke 11:28—30 msg

Americans different in some maybe thoughts or emphasis still have the same ideas. They want a government that lets them be free, that leaves them alone, that doesn't interrupt and interfere with every aspect of their life, that lets them go to work and keep more of what they've worked hard to have.

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.