All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
Whatever work you undertake, do it seriously, thoroughly and well; never leave it half-done or undone, never feel yourself satisfied unless and until you have given it your very best. Cultivate the habits of discipline and toleration. Surrender not the convictions you hold dear but learn to appreciate the points of view of your opponents.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
There are so many people that use 'following your dreams' as an excuse to not work. When in reality, following your dreams, successfully, is nothing but work.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
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.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
I learned from a very young age that no one owes you anything and nobody's gonna give you a damn thing. But you can have anything you want, if you work hard enough for it.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
Finding and creating your life's work, even if it is entirely different from what you have done most of your life, will bring you more happiness and health than any other action you can take. If your primary responsibility in life is being true to yourself, that can only be accomplished by carrying out what you are called to do - your unique and special vocation...Your life's work involves doing what you love and loving what you do.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
If you think you can't, you're right.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.
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