Work proverbs

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◆ A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

- James H. Douglas, Jr.99

◆ The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

- Elbert Hubbard99

◆ It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure in itself.

- Nick Carter99

◆ Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.

- Marc Chagall99

◆ Nothing will work unless you do.

- Maya Angelou99

◆ Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

- Thomas A. Edison99

◆ The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

- Vince Lombardi99

◆ Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

- Lucille Ball99

◆ The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo99

◆ Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

- Theodore Roosevelt99

◆ All things are difficult before they are easy.

- Thomas Fuller99

◆ Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!

- Joyce Meyer99

◆ There is no substitute for hard work.

- Thomas A. Edison99

◆ Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

- Ann Landers99

◆ People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.

- Vince Lombardi99