Quotes About Diligence

Start cutting corners on whatever it is you do and those corners will seek to get even with you sooner or later

Careful patience is the fastest way!

Hard work pays off in the end, but laziness pays off now.

I gotta keep busy. I'm not happy unless I'm working on two, three things.

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn't call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once.

Start small, do what you do with enthusiasm and do it very well. Stick to that and growth will come.

I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.

You couldn't get away with anything at City because there were always photographers everywhere.

If you miss one day in physics, that's it.

The walls of that grand edifice called a good character have to be worked at during life.

I don't give a damn if it's a hustle that's already big or you go to work at Kroger every day, the grocery store. Or you work at Walmart. You work, so I respect you. You don't work, what can we do? We can't relate.

For years I heeded the warning: Do monthly breast self-exams. Like most women, I did them on a 'sort of' basis. Every few months I'd sort of do a quick feel, but never as thoroughly as the doctors urged. I didn't want to go looking for trouble. If you look for it, you might find it. Looking for cancer is unsettling. Thank God I looked.

'The State Within' demands a certain intelligence from its audience. It doesn't just wash over you - it asks for commitment. And that's a really good thing.

I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed... anything that could be counted, I did.

I don't care how late it is, I will not go to sleep without washing my face.

There's honest work to be done, Johnny," whispered Griss. "The world is full of work, waiting for you.

I figure a kid who takes that much pride in doing the small jobs the right way won't fail when it comes to the big ones.

The only prudence in life is concentration.

Hard work guarantees you nothing. But laziness assures

Hard work guarantees you nothing. But laziness assures failure. Work hard, or you have only yourself to blame.

his own willingness to practice Morse code "about 18 hours a day." (Edison's capacity for extended bursts of work would be his principal vanity his entire life.) This intensive tutelage soon enabled him to become a professional telegraph operator.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

No job is beneath you. You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here's what you do: Be really great at sorting mail.