Subject: Work (Page 15)

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.

(1863 – 1947) automobile industrialist

The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.

You know I'm the only Iraqi comedian… yeah true… at least that makes us three more than Germany.

(1965 – ) British-Iranian comedian, actor & writer

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

(1913 – 1996) Hungarian mathematician

I think that’s what they call professional courtesy.

(1897 – 1953) American writer & producer

The one who does the least work will get the most credit.

I have an idea for sweatshops: air conditioning! That's simple.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer

I used to work at a factory where they made hydrants; but you couldn't park anywhere near the place.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

A plastic surgeon's office the only place where no one gets offended when you pick your nose!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

My boss told me to get my butt in gear… I told him I was shiftless.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

A critic is a bunch of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

(1926 – 2007) American jazz critic & book reviewer

If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock.

(1925 – ) writer

Bob Porter: Looks like you’ve been missing a lot of work lately.
Peter Gibbons: I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob.

(1967 – ) American actor

All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.

(1940 – ) English politician

Confusion creates jobs.

Second-rate people hire third-rate people.

Cosmologists are often in error, but never in doubt.

(1908 – 1968) Soviet physicist

Days off.

(1900 – 1967) American film actor

Lawyers are operators of the toll bridge which anyone in search of justice must pass.

(1939 – ) American financial journalist