Work Ethic Quotes - Page 3

If you aren't hurting after a good workout then obviously you haven't done something right

My two most unproductive days of the week have always been yesterday and tomorrow. Keeping that in mind, I try to focus majority of my attention on today.

I am not smart, I pay attention.I am not considerate, I listen.I am not patient, I make time. I’m not lucky, I work hard.

You cannot reach the stars feet on the ground.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A garden is never beautiful by accident.

Matshona Dhliwayo

God gave you the sea, but you still have to fish for yourself.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Excellence is the key that opens successes' door.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If records refuse to be broken, shatter them.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A hunter’s meal is in proportion to his skill.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you water your dreams with excellence, success will grow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Because failure works double time, to get success, work triple time.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When excellence becomes a habit, success becomes a lifestyle.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you sing to one person as if you’re singing to a million, you will soon have an audience of a million.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Take the word for it of a man who has made his way inch by inch, and does not believe that we'll wake up to find our work done because we've lain all night a-dreaming of it; anything worth doing is devilish hard to do!

We all need salespeople with humility, honesty, integrity, empathy and an old-fashioned work ethic that ensures the job gets done.

Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I have been in such situations and say to myself, "I did it before, so I can do it again.

Idowu Koyenikan

I have seen young boys in this village get married. They think it all bed, poor fellows. I see it quite different to this. I’m in no hurry at all. I must work. I mustn’t be worried or distracted. Not yet. I couldn’t spend time on my work if I was married.

Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village

The notion that women shouldn't care about personal success -- or the work that gets them there -- is disengenuous; it is impossible for women not to have jobs anymore, so it doesn't make sense to expect them to structure their lives around getting married. The real failure is our cultural incapacity to make room for women to live and thrive outside of traditional conceptions of femininity and relationships. After all, we can eat without marriage, but not without work.

Samhita Mukhopadhyay

Work was intended not to give a man a reason to live, but rather to give him a means to live.

One redeeming feature of human beings is that we must work to sustain our survival. Working attaches people to reality; it creates a survival identity, and provides structure to our life. Work provides a person with a temporary purpose and an accompanying sense of security that there is a fitting place in this world for a person of their temperament and talent.

Kilroy J. Oldster

HLADE’S LAW: If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man — he will find an easier way to do it.

It's very hard to do when you put trust on others capability more than yours.

kurbhatt

The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is to not train them and keep them.

Some people never stop working, especially the demanding type of person whom the world never seems to touch, the indomitable person whom is determined to make the world their own place.

Kilroy J. Oldster

Human labor, the manual work that people engage in to build their world, both physical and spiritual, defines the realization of their conceptual realm.

Kilroy J. Oldster

There's an art in every labour.

The camaraderie that firefighters have, that brotherhood that forms among them - my father was a part of that, and it came from having a shared sense of purpose. He told me that whatever you do in life, it can't just be about making money. It's important that you work to make the world a better place, that you help improve the lives of the people around you.

A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.

Ben Sasse

My work was done, so it was time to start digging my grave again.

I often think about dogs when I think about work and retirement. There are many breeds of dog that just need to be working, and useful, or have a job of some kind, in order to be happy. Otherwise they are neurotically barking, scratching, or tearing up the sofa. A working dog needs to work. And I am a working dog.

Martha Sherrill

After staring at the poor in the eyes, my thoughts on how best to help people have dramatically changed.

Moutasem Algharati

When you master the art of work, then your life becomes a work of art...and you're the artist and no one else paints your life for you.

Sotero M Lopez II

Professionalism shouldn't be defined by a persons paycheck, role or title. It should be defined by a persons work ethic

The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master. With the worthless parasitical human beings gone, there was more for everyone to eat. There was more leisure too, inexperienced though the animals were.

The only place where compensation comes before service is in the dictionary or anywhere the government meddles.

You ain't get nothing for staying low, lazy. The world only tremble at the feet of the few craziest doers ever lived.

Reason Develops Passion, Passion Creates Motivation, Motivation is the driving force behind all actions = GREAT RESULTS.

When I was a boy of seven or eight I read a novel untitled "Abafi" — The Son of Aba — a Servian translation from the Hungarian of Josika, a writer of renown. The lessons it teaches are much like those of "Ben Hur," and in this respect it might be viewed as anticipatory of the work of Wallace. The possibilities of will-power and self-control appealed tremendously to my vivid imagination, and I began to discipline myself. Had I a sweet cake or a juicy apple which I was dying to eat I would give it to another boy and go through the tortures of Tantalus, pained but satisfied. Had I some difficult task before me which was exhausting I would attack it again and again until it was done. So I practiced day by day from morning till night. At first it called for a vigorous mental effort directed against disposition and desire, but as years went by the conflict lessened and finally my will and wish became identical.

You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes - that means your [preparation:]. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.

Information that a book possesses is made of time

Information that a book possesses is made of time

A Star is always a star no matter what stage they are on or at

Rasheed Ogunlaru

If you're not aiming at perfection, you're not trying hard enough.

Wayne Gerard Trotman

Hard work works harder than luck!

When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work – the most you will make is 5 dollars.

Idowu Koyenikan

If you have to repeatedly chase after someone when you have a great opportunity, don't bother, if they aren't responsive, they aren't the type of person who'll succeed at it anyway.

Rob Liano

If you don’t know your tendencies and can’t analyze when you are most effective, then how can you get the most done in the least amount of time with the best results?

Be as successful as a Smith.

Gregory C. Dugger

Some say if you want success surround yourself with successful people. I say if you want true and lasting success surround yourself with people of integrity.

Charles F. Glassman

The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn't prepared to work for.

Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.

Tim Fargo

If we look at the happiest, most successful people and companies, they're those that have a positive attitude about continuously improving. It's growth. It's something new. It's an adventure.

Laurie Sudbrink

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