“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.”

“Hard work is only a prison sentence when you lack motivation”

“We work very hard to have what Buddha gave up to become enlightened. Does that mean we are benighted?”

“Just because we are working hard does not mean we are making anything happen.”

“I've been working hard on [Ulysses] all day," said Joyce. Does that mean that you have written a great deal?" I said. Two sentences," said Joyce. I looked sideways but Joyce was not smiling. I thought of [French novelist Gustave] Flaubert. "You've been seeking the mot juste?" I said. No," said Joyce. "I have the words already. What I am seeking is the perfect order of words in the sentence.”

“Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart”