Quotes About Work --
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"There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor.
It
is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the
process
by which idle visions become dynamic achievements. Most of us are
inherently lazy. We would rather play than work. We
would rather loaf than work. A little play and a little loafing
are
good. But it is work that spells the difference in the life of a
man or woman. It is stretching our minds and utilizing
the skills of our hands that life us from mediocrity."
President Gordon B. Hinckley (BYU 1992)
"God gives us the ingredients for our daily bread,
but He expects us to do the baking."
William A.Ward
"I prayed about it, I
studied, and it came to me through my efforts. You can't expect
the
Lord to do it all."
Elder Joseph Anderson
"It's not the number of hours one puts in that counts,
but what one puts into the hours."
"When you begin to coast, you know you're on the downgrade."
"Don't ask the Lord to guide your footsteps unless you are willing
to move your feet."
"If it is worth
spending
12 to 20 years to prepare for a life of 75 years, what is it worth to
prepare
for a life that never ends?"
Elder LeGrand Richards
"Many people spend
most
of their time working in the service of a self-image that includes
sufficient money, stocks, bonds, investment portfolios, property,
credit
cards, furnishings, automobiles, and the like to guarantee carnal
security
throughout, it is hoped, a long and happy life. Forgotten is the
fact that our
assignment is to use these many resources in our families and
quorums
to build up the kingdom of God--to further the
missionary
effort and the genealogical and temple work; to raise our
children
up as fruitful servants unto the Lord; to bless others in every
way, that they may also be fruitful. Instead, we expend
these blessings on our own desires."
President Spencer W. Kimball
"My talents may not
be
great, but I can use them to bless the lives of others. I can be
one who does his work with pride in that which comes from hand and
mind.
I can be one who works with respect for associates, for their opinions,
for their beliefs, with appreciation for their problems and a
desire
to help them should they
stumble."
President Gordon B. Hinckley
"There is no free
lunch.
If there is any magic to life, it is learning how to work with all your
'heart, might, mind, and strength.' Work is a blessing
and
not a curse."
George I. Cannon
"Well begun is half done."
"When it comes to doing for others, some people will stop at
nothing."
"A winner paces himself; a loser has only two speeds:
hysterical and lethargic."
Sydney J. Harris
Arnold Bennett described concentration as: "the power to
dictate
to the brain its task and insure its obedience."
"Character is the
ability
to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment
has passed."
Cavett Robert
"DOING beats stewing!"
"In an effort to insure my children's tomorrows, I have lost
their todays."
Danny Thomas
"Many of the great
achievements
of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on
working."
"The key to success in any situation in life is exceeding another's
expectations."
Paul Timm, Book: 51 Ways to Save Your Job
"When the time to perform has arrived, the time to prepare has
passed."