Listen, unterstand, act
You have to listen, understand, and then act – at the right time. Richard Lord – Canadian business executive, President and CEO Richelieu Hardware (b. 1952)
Work/Profession
Love your job
If you have a job you love, you never have to work a day in your life. slogan by Jasmin Ilg – German permanent mMakeup artist (b. 1993)
Risks
If you don’t take risks, you will always work for someone who does. Warren Buffett – American value investor, long-time Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)
Punë
Puna e filluar me gëzim është gjysma e punës së bërë. Work begun with joy is half the work done. Naim Frashëri – Albanian writer (1846-1900), from “Teachings” (“Mësime”, 1894)
Hard work pays off
Hands that work hard will rule. But people who are lazy will be forced to work. The bible, Proverbs 12:24 (NIRV)
Work
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. The Bible, Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
Hvem intet vover, intet vinder
Dersom det er sandt, hvad Ordsproget siger, at friskt vovet er halv vunden: saa er det ogsaa sandt, at Arbeidet er halv gjort, ja mere end halv gjort, naar Opgaven staaer fast. If it is true, as the proverb says, that a good beginning is half the victory, then it is also true that the work is half finished, yes, more than half finished, when the task stands clearly...
Hard, hard, fast
Work hard, play hard, move fast. Dr. Robert J. “Doctor Bob” Shillman –American engineer, businessman and philanthropist, founder and former chairman and CCO of Cognex Corporation (b. 1946), Quotations book 2026
Teamwork
Teamwork makes the dream work. idiom, title of a book by John C. Maxwell – American leadership expert, author and speaker (b. 1947), published in 2002
Make it more simple
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures. Tom Peters – American author and consultant (b. 1942), from “Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution” (1987), Quotations book 2025
Clients
Choose clients as you would choose friends. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from “Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger” (2005)
Humble people learn more
One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), in a “Facebook” message (April 2, 2018), Quotations book 2025
Calling
A career is what you’re paid for.A calling is what you’re made for. Bishop Dr. Dale C. Bronner – American author, speaker, trainer and founder and senior pastor of Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1962), Quotations book 2025
Joy of work
I like what I do so much that I don’t consider it work. Albert L. Ueltschi – American pilot and businessman, founder and until 1952 president “FlightSafety International” (1917-2012), Quotations book 2024
Enjoy work
There is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:22 (NIV) – Quotations book 2024
Calling
You can have a job, or you can have a career, or you can have a calling. And if you can somehow figure out how to have a calling, you hit the jackpot because that’s the big deal. Jeffrey P. “Jeff” Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), from his speech at the George W. Bush’s Presidential Center’s Forum on Leadership (2018), Quotations book...
Bishop’s word
Rebuking troublemakers, comforting the fainthearted, looking after the weak, refuting opponents, being on guard against the devious, teaching the ignorant, rousing the lazy, restraining the quarrelsome, resisting the conceited, calming people fighting, helping the poor, liberating the oppressed, encouraging the good, tolerating the bad – and loving them all. Corripiendi sunt inquieti,...
Vocation
Thousands and millions of individuals work, produce and save … They are prompted by a natural vocation rather than mere thirst for money. The taste, their pride in seeing one’s company prosper, establish a reputation, inspire confidence from an ever-growing clientele, their pleasure in extending their facilities and embellishing their offices, constitute an incentive towards...
Charakter
We will hire someone with less experience, less education, and less expertise than someone who has more of those things and has a rotten attitude. Because we can train people. We can teach people how to lead. We can teach people how to provide customer service. But we can’t change their DNA. Herbert D. “Herb” Kelleher – American entrepreneur, co-founder of Southwest...