Quotes About Diligence

It's important for students to take their studies seriously.

As much pains were taken to make me idle as were ever taken to make me studious.

Acting is a craft, and you need to study to be an actor.

I've been studying the Bible for a long time. I remember that after the first five years or so of diligently studying the Word, I didn't feel like I had made any progress. There were a lot of things in my life that were out of order, and I didn't feel like I was getting anywhere.

I was a rather quiet student, studying hard. Once, I was ranked fifth in a school exam out of everyone in the same grade.

Even those that hate Hillary admit she is a work horse and not a show horse. She gets down into the nuts and bolts and figures out, 'What's the policy, what's the substance?'

There is no substitute for hard work. There is a little luck along the way, but there is no substitute for really super-hard work, first in, last out.

A hidden camera must never become a lazy substitute for the rigours of old-style reporting.

leave not a speck.that may cause a wreck...

Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work" one time, because there you are just testing for basic prep. Ask it again. And again. And again, until the candidate can't come up with any more answers. And don't look away, break the tension with a chuckle, or give the candidate a chance to divert attention and halt the questioning process.

Personal qualities of character such as self-motivation and conscientiousness will reap a lot of gains in the new world to come.

Developing a good work ethics is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job because that work ethics will be reflected in everything you do in life.

"Idleness is the beginning of all vices."

Diligence is a priceless treasure; prudence a protective charm.

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it Autograph your work with excellence.

Sooner or later, the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.

Asialliset hommat suoritetaan,muuten ollaan kuin Ellun kanat.

To do carefully and constantly and kindly many little things is not a little thing. Rosemary Curtis Neider

The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte.

What is the use of such terrible diligence as many tire themselves out with, if they always postpone their exchange of smiles with Beauty and Joy to cling to irksome duties and relations?

The will to work of everyone in the country is the best guarantee of national survival.

You concentrate on what you are doing, to do the best job you can, to stay out of a serious situation. That's the way the X-1 was.

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.

Anything worth doing is worth doing twice, the first time quick and dirty and the second time the best way you can.