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Quotes About Hard work

Jealously would kill you from inside, if you water the plant of jealousy with anger instead of hard work
~ Paulo Coelho
Demosthenes, when taunted by Pytheas that all his arguments "smelled of the lamp," replied, "Yes, but your lamp and mine, my friend, do not witness the same labours.
~ Plutarch
If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius.
~ Michelangelo
To create a work of art, great or small, is work, hard work, and work requires discipline and order.
~ Madeleine L'Engle
I want to be an improviser, and I've worked very hard at that. It's an art. You don't just play whatever comes into your head; you have to be very deliberate about what you do.
~ Neil Peart
... alas! in the exercise of the arts, industry scarce bears the name of merit.
~ Elizabeth Inchbald
Art is 110 percent sweat.
~ Robert Riskin
I knew my ticket out of the suburbs was art school, so I worked really hard to develop my portfolio and get a scholarship.
~ Ryan McGinley
The recognition definitely helps and goes a long way for helping me to reaffirm my decision to purse art fulltime. Getting awards and nominations encourages me to keep trying even harder.
~ Unknown
The harder you work, the more you produce, the more you create, the more you will be rejected. By people who never created shit.
~ Jonathan Heatt
A high self-esteem having artist works hard to be understood. A low self-esteem having artist works hard to be agreed with.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes.
~ Unknown
I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.
~ Jerry Rice
As far as businesses, I was always hustling. I had to pay for my own school. I got 20 bucks every week or 2 from my dad and that was it. So I had a "whatever it took" attitude.
~ Mark Cuban
Studsy returned alone. Maybe I'm wrong, he said as he sat down, but I think somebody could do something with that cluck if they took hold of her right. Morelli said: By the throat. Studsy grinned good-naturedly. No. She's trying to get somewhere. She works hard at her singing lessons and -
~ Dashiell Hammett
Plans get you into things but you've got to work your way out. —Will Rogers
~ David Allen
Hard, dangerous, unhealthy work was better performed by slaves than those who were free. Or who thought themselves so.
~ David Baldacci
Nothing that's really worthwhile should be easy, Belgarion. If it's easy, we don't value it... --Eriond
~ David Eddings
The sweat of industry would dry and die, But for the end it works to.
~ William Shakespeare
When the second pain had passed, she stood up slowly and looked around. It was a beautiful morning, a fine world into which to bring someone. She could not let even [his] absence dim the joy her body and spirit felt in this moment. She had work to do, hard work. But it was something only she could do- she and the little body here within hers. Together they must bring forth life.
~ Unknown
I believe a boy can have anything in life that he wants once he starts working for it. The main thing is not to give up. It makes no difference how tough things get, just bow your back, keep working, and put your heart and soul into it. As you go along your way, live a good clean life, don't hurt anyone or anything, and always be honest. It doesn't hurt to pray a little, too. If you do all those things-someday you'll have your pony and gun. You'll get help when you least expect it.
~ Wilson Rawls
I believe a boy can have anything in life that he wants once he starts working for it. The main thing is not to give up. It makes no difference how tough things get, just bow your back, keep working, and put you heart and soul into it. As you go along your way, live a good clean life, don't hurt anyone or anything, and always be honest. It doesn't hurt to pray a little too.
~ Wilson Rawls
Good things come to those who work.
~ Wilt Chamberlain
No bal maidens or spallers
~ Winston Graham