Funny Work Quotes

Bosses and employees won't be able to resist these hilarious work quotes.

Funny Work Quotes

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.” — Charles Lamb
“Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn’t be done.” – Sam Ewing
“Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you’re finished.” — Leslie Nielsen
“God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I am so far behind I will never die."
~ Bill Watterson
"His insomnia was so bad, he couldn’t sleep during office hours."
~ Arthur Baer
“It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“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
“After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF.” — Anonymous
“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
“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
“It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”- Muhammad Ali
“The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form.​” — Stanley J. Randall
“You can’t have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage worth ethic.” — Zig Ziglar
“People who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do.” — Elbert Hubbard
“The remaining work to finish in order to reach your goal increases as the deadline approaches."
~ Bove’s Theorem
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.” — Mark Twain
“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.” — Niels Bohr
“What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.” – Phyllis Diller
“If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock.” — Claude McDonald
“I always give 100% at Work: 10% Monday, 23% Tuesday, 40% Wednesday, 22% Thursday, and 5% Friday.”​ –Anonymous
"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
“Education cost money. But then again so does ignorance.” – Sir Claus Moser
“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
“People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.” – Ogden Nash
“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.” — Peter Drucker
“I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need, if I die by four o’clock.” — Henny Youngman
“My boss told me to start every presentation with a joke. The first slide was my paycheck.” – Anonymous
“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
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams
“It is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Pride, commitment and teamwork are words they use to get you to work for free.” – Anonymous
“In fifty years, he never worked a day. To him, nine to five was odds on a horse."
~ Archie Bunker
“Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.” – John Ciardi
“People are still willing to do an honest day’s work. The problem is they want a week’s pay for it.” – Joey Adams
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
"The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office."
~ George Bernard Shaw
"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
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” — Bill Gates
“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
“I hate when I lose things at work, like pens, papers, sanity and dreams.” – Anonymous
“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
“If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z. Where X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.”​ — Albert Einstein
“Getting paid to sleep… that’s my dream job.​” –Unknown
“A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.” — Henry Kissenger
“I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” — Jerome K. Jerome
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
~ Vince Lombardi
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
“If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work.” — Woody Allen
“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."
- Groucho Marx