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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

by Edward Abbey (Author, American , born in 1927) keywords: alone, man , teamwork

Berenice Abbott

I didn't decide to be a photographer; I just happened to fall into it.

by Berenice Abbott (Photographer, American , born in 1898) keywords: decide, fall, happened, into, just , photographer

My job, I think, is the hardest job out of all the judges because I am the only one that is a performer.

by Paula Abdul (Musician, American , born in 1962) keywords: am, because, hardest, job, judges, only, out, performer , think

The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.

by Agha Hasan Abedi (Businessman, Pakistani , born in 1922) keywords: conventional, definition, developing, done, getting, management, real, through , work

My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it.

by Sam Abell (Photographer, American , born in 1945) keywords: ability, ahead, almost, best, occurs, often, unconscious, understand , work

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind.

by Lascelles Abercrombie (Poet, British , born in 1881) keywords: anything, artistic, communities, creation, individual, mind, never, peoples, poetry, poets, production , work

All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared.

by Ben Affleck (Actor, American , born in 1972) keywords: go, prepared, professional, really, time, try , work

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

by Richard Bach (Novelist, American , born in 1936) keywords: call, done, get, less, more, something, want , work

There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long.

by Richard Nelson Bolleskeywords: alone, bored, country, day, employed, least, long, many, million, minds, out, their, vast, where, whom, work , world

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (Author , American) keywords: add, days, every, find, five, job , week

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

by Pearl S. Buck (Novelist, American , born in 1892) keywords: discover, find, fountain, joy, work , youth

Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.

by Al Capp (Cartoonist, American , born in 1909) keywords: anyone, office, walk, welfare , work

Every noble work is at first impossible.

by Thomas Carlyle (Philosopher, Scottish , born in 1795) keywords: every, first, impossible, noble , work

As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid.

by Irvin S. Cobb (Journalist, American , born in 1876) keywords: get, hard, paid, sport, understand, which , work

Calvin Coolidge

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

by Calvin Coolidge (President, American , born in 1872) keywords: more, out, results, thrown, unemployment , work

A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

by Jim Dale (Musician, British , born in 1935) keywords: career, commitment , theatre

To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.

by John Dewey (Philosopher, American , born in 1859) keywords: find, fitted, happiness, key, opportunity, out , secure

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

by Peter Drucker (Businessman, American , born in 1909) keywords: degenerate, good, hard, immediately, intentions, into, only, plans, unless , work

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