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Mon 19 Aug 2024

Work

Posted by PJ under love, quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“For one human being to love another, that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.”

—Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet (tr. D. Herter Norton)

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Tue 7 Feb 2023

Work

Posted by PJ under balance, quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“In work perfectly realized there is no thought of reward, no love of procedure, no seeking after good, no clinging to goals, whether of attainment or of God himself.

—Brian Keeble, “Work and the Sacred,” in Every Branch In Me: Essays on the Meaning of Man (ed. Barry McDonald)

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Mon 26 Apr 2021

Desk

Posted by PJ under heroes, quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care—with no one there to see or cheer. This is the world. Just you and the job, at your desk.”

—David Foster Wallace, The Pale King

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Tue 6 Apr 2021

Jobs

Posted by PJ under happiness, quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“Much of the message that I try to put across to students is that they have to figure out what they really like to do and find a way to do that as an adult for their jobs. A lot of people have jobs they don’t like, and it makes for very unhappy people. So I tell them if you like to write, or run around, or dig in the dirt, then find a job that will allow you to do that, and you’ll be happy.”

—Kadir Nelson, TeachingBooks.net, September 7, 2010

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Wed 17 Feb 2021

Star

Posted by PJ under dreamers, knowledge, quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“If you trust in yourself and believe in your dreams and follow your star, you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.”

—Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

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Mon 7 Dec 2020

Sentence

Posted by PJ under life, quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“Many men would take the death-sentence without a whimper, to escape the life-sentence which fate carries in her other hand.”

—T. E. Lawrence, The Mint

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Mon 10 Aug 2020

Self-Esteem

Posted by PJ under black lives matter, quote of the day, risk, self-esteem, work
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“I am trying to show the world we are all human beings, that color is not important, that what is important is the quality of our work, of a culture in which the young are not afraid to take chances and can hold onto their values and self-esteem, especially in the arts and in dance. That’s what it’s all about to me.”

—Alvin Ailey, AlvinAiley.org

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Mon 13 Jul 2020

Employees

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, racism, work
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Random quote of the day:

“I actually appreciate folks who are looking for ways to address racism in their industries by deleting episodes, renaming things, changing vocabulary, etc. But friends, if you’re looking for racism in your industry look at how employees are hired and treated. That’s where it is.”

—Akilah Green, Twitter, June 28, 2020

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Wed 11 Dec 2019

Appealing

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, work, writers, writing
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Random quote of the day:

“Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.”

—Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

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Thu 17 Jan 2019

Work

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, work
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Random quote of the day:

“Work is the only practical consolation for having been born.”

—Miguel de Unamuno, The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations (tr. Anthony Kerrigan)

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