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Motivational sayings have nothing against funny work quotes that dot the internet and get shared with colleagues. Working 9-to-5 every day might get boring, so it’s only natural to have some fun at the cost of work hours. The funny quotes about work we hear at our offices hit much differently when monotonous tasks need some color. The factors that make those funny quotes about working hilarious have to be mixed and matched.
When reading the more positive and hilarious work quotes — you might need to take the time to understand them, especially if you aren’t working in a certain field. Sales and marketing professionals have plenty of funny, inspirational work quotes that boost their confidence. Whether you are a ruthless mobster or a corporate executive — you can be sure that there are some funny quotes at work you can share.

If you require some humor in your workflow — you might need some quotes. Below, we have compiled funny quotes for work-exhausted people. Some are funny and shareable, so share them with your colleagues. If one of them is much funnier than the others — upvote it. On the other hand, if you have a saying of your own that you would like to share — do so in the comments below. And in case you are almost in the middle of the week, hey, you might like our Thursday meme article as well!

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Pink background with a funny work quote about starting presentations with a joke, mentioning a paycheck as the punchline. "My boss told me to start every presentation with a joke. The first slide was my paycheck."

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    "When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'" — Don Marquis

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    #3

    "I choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." — Bill Gates

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    robin aldrich
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simplifying things that are too ridiculously complicated....it's not being lazy....

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    Funny work quote about meeting table logistics, on a green background by Bored Panda. "Sometimes I spend the whole meeting wondering how they got the big meeting table through the door."

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    #6

    "Pride, commitment and teamwork are words they use to get you to work for free."

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    #7

    "Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit." — George Carlin

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    Lia is a platypus
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just suffer and internally panic at the approaching deadline, but that's just me

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    #8

    "Coworkers are like Christmas lights. They hang together, half of them don’t work and the other half aren’t so bright."

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    #9

    Funny work quote on a beige background: "I used up all my sick leave, so I called in dead." “I used up all my sick leave, so I called in dead.”

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    #10

    "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, and they meet at the bar." - Drew Carey

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    #11

    "When I was 16 I worked in a pet store, and they fired me because... they had three snakes, and one day I braided them." – Steven Alexander Wright

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    #12

    "I think Smithers picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I'm around." — Homer Simpson

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    #13

    Work quote about handling weekdays, with a humorous tone, set on a green background. “There are days one should really just sleep through. Like Monday through Friday.”

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    #15

    “If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven’t spent a night with a mosquito.”

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    Amberlie Mikelsen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or CHIGGERS!!! Those things are microscopic and can turn you into a frakking TOMATO!!!

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    #16

    "The easiest job in the world has to be coroner. Surgery on dead people. What’s the worst thing that could happen? If everything went wrong, maybe you’d get a pulse." — Dennis Miller

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    Vira
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I... What? No. Ever seen true crime? Many people die when a coroner fails to recognize a murder, disease, or malpractice.

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    #17

    "Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done." — Peter Drucker

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    #18

    "As I have gotten older and wiser I discovered that there are six things that I really loved about my job. Pay day, lunch time, quitting time, vacation time, holidays, and of course retirement." — Tom Goins

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    #19

    Quote by Muhammad Ali on work humor, “It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.” "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up." - Muhammad Ali

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    Chihuahua Mama
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So when Muhammad Ali did it it was fine, but when I wait in dark alleys with a boxing gloves on, suddenly it's "assault" and I'm "going to prison". Talk about a double standard /j

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    #20

    "I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours." — Jerome K. Jerome

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    #21

    Inspirational work quote by Andy Stanley on a pink background, highlighting leadership and communication. "Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say." – Andy Stanley

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    #22

    "My keyboard must be broken, I keep hitting the escape key, but I'm still at work."

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    #23

    “Don’t be a fool. Stop hating Mondays. Be a professional and hate the whole week!”

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    #25

    "I hate when I lose things at work, like pens, papers, sanity and dreams."

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    #26

    Quote image with funny work quote by Francesca Elisia on a green background. "The reward for good work is more work." – Francesca Elisia

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    robin aldrich
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called " cross training"... an excuse to load you up with other peoples jobs...without paying you anymore....

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    #27

    “Sometimes, the best part of my job is that the chair swivels.”

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    #28

    "If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter." — John Gotti

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    #29

    "It is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you." — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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    Raymond Pobiak
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better yet, have 50,000 people working for you with one of them keeping your Ferraris washed.

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    #30

    Oscar Wilde quote about appreciating your job on a beige background. "The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one." — Oscar Wilde

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    OutspokenHBW
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love being unemployed, except for the no money thing, *sigh* I could be such a good lottery winner lol. 😎

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    #31

    "The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you’re finished." – Groucho Marx

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    #32

    Funny work quote on a pink background by Lily Tomlin about being specific in aspirations. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

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    #33

    "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant." – Scott Adams

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    Brian Smith
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

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    #34

    "I always give 100% at Work: 10% Monday, 23% Tuesday, 40% Wednesday, 22% Thursday, and 5% Friday."

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always give 100% at work.. 10% Monday, 20% Tuesday, 35% Wednesday, 20% Thursday, and 17% Friday... Still can't understand why they moved me out of accounting....

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    #35

    "What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day." – Phyllis Diller

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    Sarah Cofer
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol jacob refuses to celebrate any holidays. I always just thought it was a narcissist thing but now I just think its f*****g hilarious since my birthday is Martin Luther King Day and my brothers birthdays are April Fools Day and New Years

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    #36

    "No man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early." — Groucho Marx

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    #37

    Will Rogers quote about progress and action on a teal background from Bored Panda. "Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." — Will Rogers

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    #38

    "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the real greats make you feel that you, too, can be great." – Mark Twain

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    #39

    "Where people aren’t having fun, they seldom produce good work." – David Ogilvy

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    Cofty Sweet
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without fun, you get what you asked for. With fun, you get what you needed to be done.

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    #40

    "A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job." — Zig Ziglar

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    #41

    Homer Simpson quote on work humor about life's desires and lottery numbers. "Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers.​" — Homer Simpson

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You tried your best and failed miserably... The lesson is never try" - Homer Simpson

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    "It’s a funny feeling to work with people who you consider your colleges and to realize that they actually are young enough to be your children." – Alan Alda

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    Funny work quote on a pink background: "I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early." "I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early." — Charles Lamb

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    Cookie muncher
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just described my boss's wife and daughter. Apparently the rest of us need to pick up their work to show we are true professionals.

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    "An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field." — Niels Bohr

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definition of Expert... EX - Has Been... Spurt - A Drip Under Pressure.... Expert... A Has Been Drip Under Pressure.

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    #45

    "The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen." — Sarah Brown

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    #46

    "Beat the 5 o'clock rush, leave work at noon."

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    #47

    "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

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    #48

    “Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.” — Doug Larson

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    Amberlie Mikelsen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those bosses who started this "trend"; I'm not "quiet quitting" I'm "acting my wage"! You pay me to do X, you don't get the whole frakking alphabet!

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    #49

    "Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" — Edgar Bergen

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    #50

    Funny work quote by Claude McDonald on a beige background from BoredPanda. "If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock." — Claude McDonald

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    #51

    "I work for myself, which is fun. Except when I call in sick, I know I'm lying." - Rita Rudner

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    #52

    "There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?​" -​ Kin Hubbard

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    #53

    Funny work quote on a teal background by William C. Feather about enjoying a baseball game on company time. "A baseball game is twice as much fun if you're seeing it on the company's time." — William C. Feather

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    #54

    "Why do people say they wish every day was Friday? If it was always Friday, we'd be here every freakin' day." — Ed Bernard

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    #55

    “By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day.” — Robert Frost

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    #56

    “Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job.”

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We the unwilling led by the unknowing are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We done so much, for so long, with so little we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

    #57

    "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime is doubly so." – Douglas Adams

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Work can be like prison..... Fun Flies.. When You're Serving Time.

    #58

    "I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock." — Henny Youngman

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    Funny work quote by Sir Claus Moser about the cost of education and ignorance, on a teal background. "Education cost money. But then again so does ignorance." – Sir Claus Moser

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But in the workplace a stupid person weighs less... That is why they float to the top.

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    #60

    “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” —Douglas Adams

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    #61

    "The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form.​" — Stanley J. Randall

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    Cofty Sweet
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it is when he ignores the form and applies true to himself.

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    "I used to work at McDonald’s making minimum wage. You know what thay means? You know what your boss was trying to say? It’s like, 'Hey if I could pay you less, I would, but it’s against the law.'" – Chris Rock

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    robin aldrich
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now fast food restaurant are actually offering more than minimum wage...It servers at the (I'm gonna say) nice, sit down restaurants that struggle on LESS than minimum wage......

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    #63

    Quote on a pink background: “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.” - George Burns. Funny work quotes. “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.” — George Burns

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    #64

    "Be like a postage stamp. Stick to a thing till you get there." — Josh Billings

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    #65

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

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    #66

    "Hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil—and you’ll never get a job working for a tabloid." – Phil Pastoret

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    Garth
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hear evil, see evil, and remember everything.... A good way to the top.

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    #67

    "My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job." – Ted Turner

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    #68

    Funny work quote by Ogden Nash about sitting and standing jobs on a beige background. "People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up." - Ogden Nash

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    #69

    "It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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    #70

    "It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work." — William Faulkner

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    #71

    "There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.​" — David Letterman

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    #72

    Funny work quote about ambition by Charlie McCarthy on a green background. "Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy." – Charlie McCarthy

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    #73

    "People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily." – Zig Ziglar

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    #74

    “If I tell you I want to be a door-to-door salesman, don’t knock it.” — Jarod Kintz

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    #75

    "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." — Mark Twain

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    "Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you." – Zig Ziglar

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    Cofty Sweet
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Constructive criticism is more valuable than sugarcoating. You don't become better if you never learn where to start.

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    Funny work quote on a pink background: "Work is against human nature. The proof is that it makes us tired." "Work is against human nature. The proof is that it makes us tired." - Michel Tournier

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    #78

    "A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B." - Fats Domino

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    Kluge
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have been putting N.D.G.A. after my name on my resume since the early '90s. (No Degree, Good Anyway)

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    "If you had to identify in one word the reason why the human race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word would be 'meetings." – Dave Barry

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    Cofty Sweet
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to disagree. It is egocentrism. Very easy to find in meetings though, when people talk without listening.

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    #80

    Funny work quote by William Castle on a pink background with a minimalistic design. "An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault." – William Castle

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    Definition of Expert - "EX" (Has Been).... "Spurt" (Drip Under Pressure) ... EXPERT... A Has Been Drip Under Pressure!

    #81

    "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all." - Sam Ewing

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    #82

    Funny work quote about being a good loser and playing golf with the boss, by Jim Murray. “Show me a man who is a good loser, and I’ll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss.” — Jim Murray

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    #83

    "I am a friend of the workingman, and I would rather be his friend, than be one." — Clarence Darrow

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    #84

    "Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work." – Earl Nightingale

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    #85

    "Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?" — J. Paul Getty

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    #86

    "Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so are the lazy to their employers."

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    OutspokenHBW
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please, the lazy ones are the ones who get promoted because while the rest of us are working they are chatting up the management.

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    #87

    "Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow." — Don Herold

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    #88

    “I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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    Raymond Pobiak
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Andrew Carnegie certainly was smart but his great fortune was based on his ability to identify, and his willingness to reward, great managers.

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    #89

    Quote by Larry Winget on planning, humorous work insight on a beige background. "Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you didn’t have a plan." – Larry Winget

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    #90

    “Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.”

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    #91

    “If at first you don’t succeed, try management.”

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    Kluge
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "If at first you don't succeed, sky diving may not be for you."

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    #92

    “Sometimes I feel like everyone I work with is an idiot. And by sometimes I mean all times. All the time. Every of the time!” — Kevin Malone

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    #93

    Funny work quote on green background: "Monday is the yardstick against which all that is unpleasant is measured." - Lou Brutus. “Monday is the yardstick against which all that is unpleasant is measured.” — Lou Brutus

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    #94

    “I hate Sundays because they give birth to Mondays.” — Chris Southwave

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    #95

    "If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.” – Betty Reese

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    #96

    "People who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do." — Elbert Hubbard

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    #97

    Quote from Junior Seau on a pink background, relating to funny work quotes. "I’m not retiring, I am graduating... retirement means that you’ll just go ahead and live on your laurels and surf all day in Oceanside. It ain’t going to happen." – Junior Seau

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