Hard work quotes

I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near. ~

Margaret Thatcher

~ I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ~

Thomas Jefferson

~ You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got to take off your ideal jacket. The harder a man works, at brute labor, the thinner becomes his idealism, the darker his mind. ~

D. H. Lawrence

~ Love conquers all, but if love doesn't do it, try hard work ~

Unknown

~ If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it. ~

James A. Garfield

~ If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves. ~

Lane Kirkland

~ When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity. ~

Steve Pavlina

~ There is no substitute for hard work. ~

Thomas Alva Edison

~ The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished. ~

~ Unless you are willing to drench yourself in your work beyond the capacity of the average man, you are just not cut out for positions at the top. ~

J.C. Penney

~ Hard work is the key to success, so work diligently on any project you undertake. If you truly want to be successful, be prepared to give up your leisure time and work past 5 PM and on weekends. Also, have faith in yourself. If you come up with a new idea that you believe in, don't allow other people to discourage you from pursuing it. ~

Charles Lazarus

~ I learned the value of hard work by working hard. ~

Margaret M. Fitzpatrick

~ Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. ~

Nadia Comaneci

~ Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve. ~

Lakshmi Mittal

~ Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted. ~

David Bly

~ Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. ~

Rita Mae Brown

~ It's important to know that words don't move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains. ~

Danilo Dolci

~ I've always worked very, very hard, and the harder I worked, the luckier I got. ~

Alan Bond

~ Behind every technological breakthrough there lies a dream. Behind every new product there lies a dream. Dreams create realities-- through hard work." ~

Rolf Jensen

~ If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work. ~

Steve Pavlina

~ Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love. ~

Steve Pavlina

~ You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile. ~

Brian Tracy

~ Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~

Thomas Alva Edison

~ I have no Napoleonic dream. I'm just hard-working and pragmatic. ~

Roman Abramovich

~ Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough ~

Unknown

~ If hard work were really a virtue, then mules would be saints. ~

James Dee Richardson