There’s no doubt that starting your own business is hard work. But it’s also incredibly rewarding, both financially and personally. To help keep you motivated on those tough days, here are some of the best working quotes out there.

The best working quotes

1. Hate is like a swordfish, working through water invisibly and then you see it coming with blood along its blade, but transparency disarms it. — Pablo Neruda

2. Life must be terrible for working people, considering they spend every Friday night celebrating a two day break from it. — Robert Black

3. I love working with younger actors because they always come into the game full of energy and ideas that challenge me and keep me learning and stimulated. — Nicolas Cage

4. I enjoy a glass of wine, and I love my football. I suppose it’s because I’m a real working–class. — Rod Stewart

5. Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong. — Sarah Dessen

6. I tend to not listen to my own music when I’m not working on it. No real reason other than it’s nice to get away from it. — Trent Reznor

7. I am still working on patter and presentation. — Paul Daniels

8. Life must be terrible for working people, considering they spend every Friday night celebrating a two day break from it. — Robert Black

9. There are those who work so they can stop. Stopping is the why of work.There are those who stop so they can work.Working is the why of work. — Nick Cave, The Sick Bag Song

10. I wIll be funded and fueled not by the bIllIonaIres, but by workIng people across amerIca. — Mike Huckabee

11. If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working? — Steven Wright

12. When you are working hard, you don’t have time for anything other than what you are doing in the scene and what the director wants. — Robert De Niro

13. It seems to me that I never grow unless I’m actually working with other actors who have shed whatever shell it is that keeps them insulated from each other. — Morgan Freeman

14. Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write. — Russell Simmons

15. I’m lucky that most of the time I’m on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don’t need holidays, I just stop working. — Stephanie Beacham

16. Working with him was sort of like trying to defuse a bomb with somebody standing behind you and every now and then clashing a pair of cymbals together. In a word, upsetting. — Stephen King

17. I can’t just wake up and watch TV and do nothing. I need a day off working out, seeing the wife, play a little golf, see my kids. — Pete Sampras

18. I did this movie called ‘Lymelife’ when I was 18, and you know, it was the first time I was working as an adult, a legal adult, and that was a huge growing experience for me. — Rory Culkin

19. The topic of working moms is a tap–dance recital in a minefield. — Tina Fey

20. Now we have Republicans–to one degree or another–working as hard as the Democrats are to defeat Donald Trump. — Rush Limbaugh

21. Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act. — Ram Dass

22. I’ve had the pretty good fortune of working with some decent guys and gals. — Ryan Reynolds

23. I get a kick out of just working, making people happy–whether it be in the movies or just playing my guitar. — Scatman Crothers

24. I am working on forgiving the unforgivable. — Sharon Stone

25. I’ve been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It’s up to you, the only limit is the imagination. — Steve Lacy

26. I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. — Steve Irwin

27. We have been working hard to think about what our combined needs are going to be in the way of intelligence capabilities, not today but 15 to 20 years in the future. — Stephen Cambone

28. Nobody knows what it is like to be you, how can they? Choose your thoughts, words and actions and enjoy what is your life. — Richard Morin, You Working with You: A Roadmap to Self Mastery

29. Never worry for fear you have broken a man’s heart — at the worst it is only sprained and a week’s rest will put it in perfect working condition again.

30. I think there are certain technical things about acting that change between working in film and television. Everything definitely slows down and we have more time in film. — Thomas Mcdonell

31. I know that success does not come at once, it is not a thing achieved overnight. It is the result of many, many, many years of working and trying to achieve goals. — Novak Djokovic

32. Forget the past, let the dead bury the dead. Things were working out fine, and that was the only thing he had to remember. — Robert Bloch

33. I was all of these women. I’ve been a young mom; I’ve been a divorcée; I’ve been a single mom. I’ve been the working mom versus the nonworking mom. — Reese Witherspoon

34. Fear and hate create separation, love and joy creates belongingness and wholeness. — Swami Dhyan Giten, Presence–Working from Within. The Psychology of Being

35. We’ve found that customers are very open. They’ll tell you what’s going on, what’s working and what’s not. They’re looking for help. — Michael Dell

36. Like a lot of people, I’ve got a self–loathing streak that’s alive and well. It acts as a de facto engine when I’m working, but it also has its extraordinary pitfalls, too. — Ryan Reynolds

37. You have much more power when you are working for the right thing than when you are working for the wrong thing. — Peace Pilgrim

38. Yeah, he’d been trained to be good with details, but once his dick started working, his brain generally shifted to standby. — Pamela Clare, Striking Distance

39. Depression is our way of telling ourselves that something is seriously wrong and needs working through and changing. — Neel Burton, Heaven and Hell: The Psychology of the Emotions

40. Dreaming is good, without working on it’s simply a myth! — Nazim Ambalath

41. Go on working, freely and furiously, you will make progress and sooner or later your worth will be recognised, if you have any. — Paul Gauguin

42. Working a 40 hour work week is a very shallow and unfulfilling experience for many people. — Steven Magee

43. I am so appreciative I have been able to continue not only doing something I love, but working on movies I’ve loved. — Paul Rudd

44. I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself. — Orlando Bloom

45. My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom’s cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop. — Peter Agre

46. We just want to have great people working for us. — Sergey Brin

47. I come out of repertory theatre so I’ve been working under pressure my whole career. — Wesley Snipes

48. Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn’t changed in 10 years. — Pete Sampras

49. I’ve worked a lot in comedy. As much as I love playing dramatic roles, it’s always nice to be able to have some humor around when working. — Tom Ellis

50. I’m humble enough to wait and just chill. I’m having fun just working with these good people, man. — Mike Epps

Conclusion

As we can see, working is an essential part of life. It can be tough and challenging, but it can also be rewarding and fulfilling. The best quotes about working remind us that, no matter what, there is always an opportunity to make something out of our efforts. Whether you are an entrepreneur, a manager, or an employee, these quotes will inspire you to work hard and strive for success.