Work Hardship Quotes

The miserable living conditions, the long [work] hours, the universal insecurity, tended to tear down the personality, cheapen the man.

I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.

I never interned. The first job I ever had was a very low-paying job, and the guy running the radio station was so poor, he couldn't pay us sometimes - so it's almost like an internship, right?

I worked for a smoothie company, and that was rough. I also sold women's shoes for a very long time. That was super rough.

It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. It may always have to be hard, or at least harder than doing nothing at all. But there is ample evidence that work can be enjoyable, and that indeed, it is often the most enjoyable part of life.

I am constantly on the move, and if I experience foot discomfort, it makes my job really hard to do.

Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we're raising the age already to 67. These people are going to struggle to get to that point.

Each work seems to give me the most trouble at the time I'm working on it.

... the second hardest job in America.