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Work Ethic…

January 30th, 2007 | Category: One Liners, Realities

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. — Bertrand Russell

The person who knows ‘how’ will always have a job. The person who knows ‘why’ will always be his boss. — Diane Ravitch

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it. — John Ruskin

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. — Robert Frost

4 Comments so far

  1. Joy January 30th, 2007 12:57 pm

    Great quotes Winston. I especially like Diane’s and Robert’s.

  2. thephoenixnyc January 31st, 2007 6:26 pm

    GREAT quotations. And timely as well as work has got me at my wit’s end these days.

    Thanks.

  3. Mick January 31st, 2007 7:09 pm

    Thanks, Winston. I’m sending this link to my daughter, who’s boss is on the verge of a nervous breakdown (quote #1). :-)

  4. ainelivia February 1st, 2007 5:01 am

    Robert Frost’s is brilliant*****. I’m going to print it out and put it on a card on my desk, Thanks W.

    (Is that Robert Frost the poet?)