Funny Work Quotes

As I said, work life can have its fair share of funny situations which, perhaps, every one of us has experienced. The funny elements can come about due to the nature of work, the number of hours spent in it, or maybe the wages. Whatever it may be, looking at it from a brighter side, funny quotes and sayings may help us realize the importance and the happiness that we derive, perhaps unknowingly, from the work we do. Well, this is my opinion, as I love my work and I don't mind squeezing some fun out of it. So, here are the funny work quotes, some of which might relate to your work and some may not. But what's more important is that you take a moment to read them and recharge your cells with a medicine called laughter; a smile would also do!

Famous Funny Work Quotes

To begin with the quotes, here are some lines which were quoted by some famous figures. Perhaps they enjoyed their work to the fullest and that is the reason why they came up with these really funny quotes.

Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? - Edgar Bergen

Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work. - Robert Orben

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. - Theodore Roosevelt

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire. - Cannon's Law

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. - Bertrand Russel

Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work. - Al Capp

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. - Gustave Flaubert

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still? - J. Paul Getty

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison

Some More Funny Quotes

If the above ones have not been able to get that twitch in your stomach, may be these will...

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep. - Anonymous

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

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research. - Anonymous

God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I am so far behind I will never die. - Anonymous

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

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. - Ronald Reagan

Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor. - John Ciardi

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early. - Charles Lamb

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

I'm not a bad guy! I work hard, and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I'm going to Hell? - Homer Simpson

Inspirational Work Quotes

Time to rise, and time to inspire and motivate, but with a little spice of humor. Here are some funny motivational work quotes for you all...

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've developed a new philosophy... I only dread one day at a time. - Charles Schultz

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. - Mark Twain

I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock. - Henny Youngman

A dreamcatcher works, if your dream is to be gay. - Demetri Martin

The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen - Sarah Brown

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers

Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel. - Homer Simpson

Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk. - J.C. Penney

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' - Don Marquis

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. - Abe Lemons

Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf. - Gene Perret

When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch. - R.C. Sherriff

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

Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money. - Jonathan Clements

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. - Denise Miller

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. - Muhammad Ali

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. - Henry J. Kaiser

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock. - Pablo Picasso

While writing all these funny quotes, I sure had some laughs and some smiles. Hope, you enjoy reading them too. But remember not to read them in your working hours, because if you do, then your boss may not seem to be funny any more. Leaving with one last quote....

"If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter." - John Gotti