W. Edwards Deming Quotes

Labor wants also pride and joy in doing good work, a sense of making or doing something beautiful or useful - to be treated with dignity and respect as brother and sister.

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

Work is at the core of human dignity.

I never was a person who wanted a handout. I was a cafeteria worker. I'm not too proud to ask the Best Western manager to give me a job. I have cleaned homes.

We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.

My father used to have an expression. He'd say, 'Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community.'

There is no job a man can do that is undignified - if he does it well.

I love my work, I love the people I work with, I do the best I can.

People want the dignity of work.

My job is not to analyze my career. But I am proud of the amount of work I've done and the amount of commitment I've given to it. That makes me proud.

I just like to work and get paid.

Work is at the heart of human dignity.

Any good job is a good job. This whole concept of a dead-end job? It's not true. I've heard it my whole life. Jobs lead to dignity. If you're good at the first, then you can get the second. Jobs lead to household formation. Jobs are a better solution for society.

There's no labor a man can do that's undignified-if he does it right.

I'm not in the type of work where you should rest.

First and foremost, I enjoy working. I'm not at that level where I can pick and choose anything. When I get hired, I take it, and I'm like, 'Let's go!'

Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.

The things women find rewarding about work are, by and large, the same things that men find rewarding and include both the inherent nature of the work and the social relationships.

I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough.

My entire career, I've been a worker.

I don't see the point in working just to be working.

If I were going to stay in coaching, I would have stayed right there because I was totally happy.

Work is much more fun than fun.

The more a woman likes her job, the better her self-image and the more she enjoys her life.

Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.