Quotes on Work

Art is solace; art is vision, and when I pick up a literary work, I am a consumer of literature for its own sake.

MOST LIES succeed because no one goes through the work to figure out how to catch them.

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

I took 'Grease' to play my trump card, my voice, and get attention that would lead to auditions for serious work like 'Angels in America.' But I backed myself into a corner with 'Grease,' and it took me 17 years to get out.

I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess, then my monument will be in their work.

No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early.

He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

Don't ever write just for a trend or fad, because it's a moving target, and by the time you get your work out there, the trend or fad is gone. Dig deep; don't be afraid to write fiercely. Expose your heart.

I would tell myself that I was about to address the largest mass assembly of idiots ever gathered in the history of mankind.

But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensable luxury, but a simple necessity.

We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome.

The trouble is not that schools don't work; they do. They're excellent machines for achieving historically accepted purposes. In suburban schools are children of the rich, who grow up to privilege and anesthetic oblivion to pain - and who then use the servants produced by ghetto schools.

I am a conventional science fiction author. But that said, once your work is published, it no longer belongs to you. It belongs to the readers and they will derive all sorts of interpretations.

Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. No destructive lies. No ridiculous fears. No debilitating anger.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.

Good directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion.