Quotes About Hard work

The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.

Diligence does not work if there is a lack of innate talent.

A novel is achieved with hard work, the short story with inspiration.

It's hard to make money working; and the harder the work, the worse the pay. It takes effort not to lose everything and end up on the street. It's easy, on the other hand, to get rich without producing anything, moving money from one place to another, speculating, taking advantage of stock opportunities, investing in the hard work of others.

El aire fresco y el trabajo duro son remedios infalibles contra la estupidez del amor.

In all social classes except the most privileged, abnegation and hard work are considered the supreme female virtues; a spirit of sacrifice is a question of honor: the more one suffers for family, the prouder one feels. Women are used to thinking of their mate as a foolish child whose every serious fault, from drunkenness to domestic violence, they forgive . . . because he's a man.

Our land only rewards those who work hard in it.

Estados Unidos fue fundado por peregrinos, pioneros y modestos inmigrantes, con una ética de trabajo duro y valor ante la adversidad. El oro ha puesto en evidencia lo peor del carácter americano: la codicia y la violencia.»

Then we offer our guest "pot luck," which means that the mistress of the house will take bread out of her children's mouths to give to the visitor, who is obliged to accept it. If you receive a formal invitation, you can expect a gargantuan feast: the goal is to leave the guests moaning with indigestion for several days. Of course, women always do the hard work.

It's hard to make money working; and the harder the work, the worse the pay

Eran tiempos difíciles. Yo tenía alrededor de veinticinco años, pero me parecía que me quedaba poca vida por delante para labrarme un futuro y tener la posición que deseaba. Trabajaba como un animal y las pocas veces que me sentaba a descansar, obligado por el tedio de algún domingo, sentía que estaba perdiendo momentos preciosos y que cada minuto de ocio era un siglo más lejos de Rosa.

L'aria fresca e il lavoro duro sono rimedi infallibili contro la stupidità dell'amore.

The only way to learn writing is by writing. Talent, as charming as it sounds, amounts to no more than 12 per cent of the process. Work is 80 per cent. The remaining 8 per cent is 'luck' or 'zeitgeist' - in short, things that are not in our hands.

Actually, zero labels were jumping toward me, and I couldn't get to anybody. Nobody was paying any attention. And I was like, 'OK, I'm going to put my nose to the ground and really work on writing and creating some good songs that people could gravitate to.'

There is no comfort zone. You continue to work hard, to be consistent and to deliver performances.

Acceptance and Work If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.

Oh Lord, thou givest us everything, at the price of an effort.

Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.

Sometimes success is due less to ability than zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul.

If a man has good corn, or wood, or boards, or pigs to sell, or can make better chairs or knives, crucibles, or church organs, than anybody else, you will find a broad, hardbeaten road to his house, though it be in the woods.

Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

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

A lot of people don't think I can play. It doesn't really bother me, truthfully. If anything, it just motivates me. It makes me work harder, makes me kind of have a chip on my shoulder.

With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.