Roger Angell Quotes

The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.

The thing is, I really like working. If I sit around too much, I get really bad anxiety.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

None of my characters have really had jobs.

The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.

If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work.

I don't think people truly know what I have done or that I've actually had a regular job.

A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

One day, I looked up and saw I had an extensive resume and saw how I did that and did not realize it because you are constantly working and trying to build a body of work.

I had to see how I'd feel about not working, and what I've learned about myself is I miss it.

I love what I do a lot, but it's my work.

Writing is not my job.

All I want to do is work.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

My career hadn't rocketed to the top of anything, but I've worked consistently and done things I've loved.

You should just enjoy it, but as soon as you decide that it is going to be your career, no matter whether you want to be a doctor or an architect or anything else, you need to work 5 hours a day.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

I'd watch my parents work and think, 'Yeah, I'm going to do that.' It wasn't even a thing. It's the only thing I know how to do.

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

My entire career, I've been a worker.

Whatever it is you want to do, take a job in that field. You will learn by experience and, slow and steady, you'll get it done!

I've never looked at my career in terms of, What haven't I done that I want to do? I just generally find a story that I think is a good one and go to work.

When it comes down to it, I just want to work.

Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying?