Work Ethics Quotes

“Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.”
― Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, Rework

“If you build software, every error message is marketing”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“If you're opening a hot dog stand, you could worry about the condiments, the cart, the name, the decoration. But the first thing you should worry aout is the hot dog. The hot dogs are the epicenter. Everything else is secondary.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“The greater puzzle of universal wisdom and beauty that we have strived to honor through our work includes the profound legacies of world artistic and spiritual traditions, the innate integrity of human communities where people seek to live in social harmony, and that regenerative stream of life sustained upon the earth itself as it spins through the cosmos to the music of the spheres.”
― Luther E. Vann, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love

“It's better to have people be happy using someone else's product than disgruntled using yours.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Press Releases are spam”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Pass on hiring people you don't need, even if you think that person's a great catch.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“A well-paid four-hour workday will increase the number of workers.”
― Samael Aun Weor

“Speak fluently. Dress neatly. Move swiftly.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“Sonnet of Human Resources

There is no blue collar, no white collar, just honor.
And honor is defined by character not collar.
There is no CEO, no janitor, just people.
Person's worth lies, not in background, but behavior.
Designation is reference to expertise, not existence.
Respect is earned through rightful action, not label.
Designation without humanity is resignation of humanity,
For all labels without love cause nothing but trouble.
The term human resources is a violation of human rights.
For it designates people as possession of a company.
Computers are resources, staplers are resources, but people,
Aren't resources, but the soul of all company and society.
I'm not saying, you oughta rephrase it all in a civilized way.
But at the very least, it's high time with hierarchy we do away.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Kamishna … karibu," alisema Nafi huku akisimama na kutupa gazeti mezani na kuchukua karatasi ya faksi, iliyotumwa.
"Ahsante. Kuna nini …"
"Kamishna, imekuja faksi kutoka Oslo kama nilivyokueleza – katika simu. Inakutaka haraka, kesho, lazima kesho, kuwahi kikao Alhamisi mjini Copenhagen," alisema Nafi huku akimpa kamishna karatasi ya faksi.
"Mjini Copenhagen!" alisema kamishna kwa kutoamini.
"Ndiyo, kamishna … Sidhani kama kuna jambo la hatari lakini."
"Nafi, nini kimetokea!"
"Kamishna … sijui. Kwa kweli sijui. Ilipofika, hii faksi, kitu cha kwanza niliongea na watu wa WIS kupata uthibitisho wao. Nao hawajui. Huenda ni mauaji ya jana ya Meksiko. Hii ni siri kubwa ya tume kamishna, na ndiyo maana Oslo wakaingilia kati."
"Ndiyo. Kila mtu ameyasikia mauaji ya Meksiko. Ni mabaya. Kinachonishangaza ni kwamba, jana niliongea na makamu … kuhusu mabadiliko ya katiba ya WODEA. Hakunambia chochote kuhusu mkutano wa kesho!"
"Kamishna, nakusihi kuwa makini. Dalili zinaonyesha hali si nzuri hata kidogo. Hawa ni wadhalimu tu … wa madawa ya kulevya."
"Vyema!" alijibu kamishna kwa jeuri na hasira. Halafu akaendelea, "Kuna cha ziada?"
"Ijumaa, kama tulivyoongea wiki iliyopita, nasafiri kwenda Afrika Kusini."
"Kikao kinafanyika Alhamisi, Nafi, huwezi kusafiri Ijumaa …"
"Binti yangu atafukuzwa shule, kam …"
"Nafi, ongea na chuo … wambie umepata dharura utaondoka Jumatatu; utawaona Jumanne … Fuata maadili ya kazi tafadhali. Safari yako si muhimu hivyo kulinganisha na tume!"
"Sawa! Profesa. Niwie radhi, nimekuelewa, samahani sana. Samahani sana.”
― Enock Maregesi, Kolonia Santita

“I tell them to recruit kids whose coaches report that they had tremendous work ethics. They lifted weights on their own during the off-season. They showed up early for practice, stayed late, and asked for extra help on their skills. They were leaders who helped push everyone on the team to work harder. And they displayed these traits both when the team did well and when it struggled through adversity. It’s relatively easy to be enthused and hardworking on a team that’s winning. It shows more character to display those same attributes on a team that’s losing. It speaks to a person’s mental toughness, toughness that will be invaluable in dealing with the setbacks and rejections that inevitably come along in a business career.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“My plan B is to make sure my Plan A works. ”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“The duty of an Usher is to serve, not to be servile.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“Don't blame other people who did their best but was not able to get the result you have wanted especially, when it is supposed to be your job in the first place. Remember, you have utterly no idea what they have been through while carrying the pressure which is supposed to be YOURS!”
― Krizha Mae G. Abia

“Not, of course, as much as Julia Roberts or David Beckham or Robbie Williams, but he found he wasn’t really bothered about that. He was, after all, basically a simple, modest person at heart. Doing a short but honest day’s work, doing it well and earning a revoltingly large amount of money would suit him very nicely.”
― Tom Holt, Barking

“Success the decision to commit in giving up your own soul to the Journey that you are about to start.”
― Hisham Fawzi

“Success is the decision to commit in giving up your own soul to the Journey that you are about to start.”
― Hisham Fawzi

“There is no CEO, no janitor, just people.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Designation without humanity is resignation of humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Call it skill resources, call it expertise resources,
but don't call it human resources. Because the term
‘human resources’ compares humans with commodity,
which is nothing but a new age slavery.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“People are so amazing at giving advice they can’t execute one percent of. Examine carefully not only the advice but also the person it is coming from.”
― Dr. Aryan, The Work Ethic Sensation: Unraveling the Secrets of an Insanely Strong Work Ethic today

“Your best is all that matters. That is all you can do. If you do it with your 100%, it is more than enough. Execute what is in your control and everything else would fall into place sooner or later. Do not seek approval every time even though you clearly know you have done your best.”
― Dr. Aryan, The Work Ethic Sensation: Unraveling the Secrets of an Insanely Strong Work Ethic today

“Digging in the dirt and shoveling manure in the corral is not going to strip off the layers of armor the first day or the second day or even the twelfth. But over time, they're part of something that they start from scratch and see through to the end. How often have they had the chance to do that? To feel like they created something? Especially something that could help keep another human being alive?”
― Debra Landwehr Engle, Grace from the Garden: Changing the World One Garden at a Time

“What we have lost to a very great degree is the possibility of resistance, confrontation or reform of taking the struggle for freedom back into the workplace. Many of the private sector jobs worst hit by long hours and rising stress have a low rate of trade union membership. The number of workplaces with high union density and well-established collective bargaining fell from 47 per cent in 1980 to only 17 per cent in 1998.26 Two-thirds of all workplaces have no union presence at all.”
― Madeleine Bunting

“You should not make people feel like you are doing them a favor when you are doing your job.”
― De philosopher DJ Kyos

“Tiny Titans: A Haiku

Ants toil with intent,
Embrace chores they loathe and love,
Unified spirits.”
― Amogh Swamy, On My Way To Infinity: A Seeker's Poetic Pilgrimage

“Work hard, my friend, so you could afford some dignity! Work hard, not to be rich, but to be self-sufficient, so that you could refuse a well-paid job on moral grounds.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“To afford food is employment, to afford principles is success.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“You cannot be an entrepreneur, unless you are a good provider. As a 9 to 5 person, your family is your responsibility, as an entrepreneur the families of your employees are your responsibility, as well as the welfare of your customers or clients.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn